Bihar: Man sets police station on fire in Darbhanga, arrested
Darbhanga, Jan 8: A man set a police station on fire in Bihar's Darbhanga district in the early hours of Monday, police said.
Dharmendra Thakur, who has now been arrested, reached the Moro police station along with another person after his brother went missing following a fight between them, they said.
"Analysis of CCTV footage revealed that Thakur, who was looking for his younger brother, started roaming inside the police station. Finally, he noticed some inflammable material kept in small containers within the premises. He spread them and set the police station on fire," the police said in a statement.
"The flame soon spread to the barrack where police personnel were sleeping. The fire was immediately brought under the control by on-duty personnel," it said.
Senior police officers also reached the spot after some time, but by then, both the accused managed to flee, police said.
Thakur was arrested a few hours after the incident, and a hunt is on for his associate, Arun Yadav, they said.
"A case has been registered and an investigation is underway," police said, refusing to comment on why the accused set the police station on fire suddenly.
An investigation has also been started to find if any on-duty personnel was negligent, leading to the incident, an officer said.
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— Darbhanga Police (@DarbhangaPolice) January 8, 2024
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KKR defeat LSG via Super Over
Lucknow (PTI): Kolkata Knight Riders edged Lucknow Super Giants via Super Overs in a battle between two bottom-placed teams in the IPL, here on Sunday.
Chasing a modest 156, LSG suffered a batting collapse and managed to tie the contest and take it to Super Over with No. 9 Mohammed Shami striking a last-ball six against a wayward Kartik Tyagi, who leaked 16 runs in the final over.
But Sunil Narine bowled a stunning Super Over conceding just one run and taking two wickets to give KKR an easy target.
Rinku Singh then finished the chase with a boundary off first ball from Prince Yadav.
Earlier the KKR were in deep trouble with 93/7 in 15 overs but Rinku smashed a sensational 83 not out from 51 balls including four sixes in a row in the final over to lift them to 155/7.
Cameron Green (34) was the only other batter to reach double-digit scores as KKR suffered a familiar batting meltdown with Mohsin taking his maiden fifer.
In reply, LSG continued their dismal show with the bat to succumb to their fifth loss in a row.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 155/7; 20 overs (Rinku Singh 83 not out, Cameron Green 34; Mohsin Khan 5/23). Lucknow Super Giants 155/8; 20 overs (Rishabh Pant 42). KKR won via Super Over.
