BJP functionary among 7 held for gambling in Pune; party expels him
Pune, Aug 12 (PTI): Pune police have arrested six persons, including a local BJP functionary, after being found engaged in gambling activities here, officials said on Tuesday.
Following the police action on Monday, the BJP city unit head said they have expelled the functionary, identified as Audumbar Kamble, who was associated with party's Parvati unit in Pune.
According to the police, they conducted a raid at a tin-shed room in Dhankawadi area of the city on Monday afternoon and found some persons playing card games and gambling.
Seven persons -- Audumbar Kamble, Rohan Londhe, Bapu Patole, Sagar Adagale, Yuvraj Suryavanshi, Mangesh Shelar and Sangram Bhosale -- were apprehended for allegedly being involved in gambling money, a police official said.
Cash and mobile phones, collectively valued at Rs 2.20 lakh, were also seized during the raid, the police said.
A case has been registered against all the seven persons under relevant sections of the Maharashtra Prevention of Gambling Act, they added.
Speaking to PTI, BJP city unit president Dheeraj Ghate said, "Kamble was recently appointed as secretary of the Parvati unit of BJP in Pune. After this incident, the local unit head has expelled him."
Ghate asserted that such behaviour is unacceptable.
"In each and every meeting, we warn our functionaries, office-bearers to maintain the party discipline and refrain from getting involved in any such act which will tarnish their own image as well as that of the party," 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).
