Man shot dead by unknown assailants in Dehradun
Dehradun (PTI): A 42-year-old-man was shot dead allegedly by two scooter-borne assailants in broad daylight here on Wednesday, police said.
This is the second murder within ten days.
Dehradun City Superintendent of Police Pramod Kumar said that the incident occurred around 10.30 am near the Tibetan Market when Arjun Sharma, a resident of Indira Nagar in the Vasant Vihar area, was standing near his car.
Kumar said that two assailants on a scooter opened fire on Sharma. He was taken to Doon Hospital, where he was declared dead.
According to the officer, preliminary investigations revealed that Sharma, the owner of Amardeep Gas Agency, had a family dispute over the business.
He said that due to this dispute, Sharma's mother had sought protection from the Uttarakhand High Court, citing a threat to her life from the deceased.
Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ajay Singh has immediately formed separate teams to arrest the accused and has ordered a continuous and intensive investigation campaign throughout the district.
This is the second murder in Dehradun city in just ten days. Earlier, on February 2, a man allegedly murdered a 22-year-old woman by slitting her throat with a sharp weapon in Machhi Bazaar.
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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).
