12 women among 26 arrested for road blockade, stone-pelting in UP's Hathras
Hathras (UP) (PTI): Twenty-six people, including 12 women, have been arrested for allegedly blocking a road and pelting stones at a police station following the death of a three-year-old child in a road accident in Hathras district, officials said on Tuesday.
According to police, the incident occurred on Sunday in Kila Madhaiya village under the Mursan police station area, where a child was run over by a car, leading to his death.
The driver of the vehicle and two others travelling in the car were taken into custody, and a case was registered on the basis of a complaint.
Subsequently, the child's family members and villagers staged a road blockade in front of the Mursan police station, demanding that the detained driver and the other two persons be handed over to them, police said.
While police personnel were informing the protesters about the action taken in the case, some people allegedly pelted stones at the police station using stones lying near the railway track, officials said.
Following the incident, a separate case was registered against those involved in the stone-pelting.
Superintendent of Police Chiranjeev Nath Sinha directed the Mursan station in-charge to ensure the swift arrest of the accused.
On Monday, police arrested 26 people in connection with the road blockade and stone-pelting, the officials said. A case has been registered against 51 named persons and 70 unidentified individuals.
Circle Officer Amit Pathak said efforts are underway to identify others involved in the disturbance. Necessary legal action is being taken in the matter, he added.
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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).
