Constable attacks wife, minor son with sword before committing suicide in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu
Jhunjhunu, Aug 18 (PTI): A constable of the Rajasthan Armed Constabulary (RAC) allegedly attacked his wife and six-year-old son with a sword before committing suicide by jumping in front of an oncoming train here on Monday, officials said.
Preliminary investigation revealed marital dispute as the motive behind the attack, officials said, adding that the couple -- married for seven years – had a divorce hearing scheduled for August 20 in the Jhunjhunu family court.
The constable, identified as Rajkumar Kantiwal, attacked his wife, Kavita, and their son at their rented house in Kisan Colony. Kavita, a Lower Division Clerk (LDC) at the Jhunjhunu Panchayat Samiti, lost two fingers and was referred to SMS Hospital in Jaipur.
The couple's son, who suffered a deep wound on his neck, is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Jhunjhunu.
Rajkumar, who had returned from Sriganganagar on August 16 after taking leave, was found dead around three hours after the attack on a railway track near Bagad. Police said it is suspected that he jumped in front of an oncoming train.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
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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).
