Police seize huge quantity of explosives from Karnataka-Andhra border
Kolar (Karnataka), Apr 8: A huge cache of explosives were seized from a private car at a check post on the Karnataka-Andhra border in this district and a person was arrested, police said on Monday.
The incident took place under the Nangali police station limits, they said.
According to police, the miscreant was arrested at Nangali check post in Mulbagal taluk of the district on Sunday. The explosives were being transported in a private car. Police have seized 1,200 gelatin sticks, seven boxes of detonator wire and six detonators.
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"We have arrested one of the accused in connection, while efforts are being made to nab his accomplice who is absconding," a senior police officer said.
"All angles are being investigated to ascertain whether it was being transported for illegal quarrying," he said.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
