Constable posted at Sachin Tendulkar's residence commits suicide in Jalgaon
Mumbai, May 15: A police constable who was part of the security detail posted at cricketer Sachin Tendulkar's residence here allegedly committed suicide at his hometown in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district on Wednesday, an official said.
Prakash Govind Kapade (39), who was attached to the State Reserve Police Force (SRPF), shot himself using his service revolver in the early hours, said the police official.
Kapade had arrived at his hometown Jamner with his family last week.
As per the preliminary probe, he got up around 1.30 am and shot himself in the head, the official said.
Others in the house woke up hearing the gunshot and found him lying in a pool of blood.
Kapade was rushed to hospital but was declared dead before arrival, the official said.
A team of Jamner police visited the house after the incident. No suicide note was found from the spot, the official added.
Kapade had joined the SRPF 15 years ago and was currently serving with the Special Protection Unit (SPU) of Maharashtra Police on deputation.
He had been posted at Sachin Tendulkar's residence in Bandra last year, the official said.
The reason for suicide was yet to be ascertained, he said, adding that probe was on.
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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).
