MP: Boy kills another minor over uprooting plant
Burhanpur (MP), Jan 29: A 12-year-old boy allegedly killed another minor, aged seven, after he found the latter uprooting a chickpea plant from his agricultural field at a village in Madhya Pradesh's Burhanpur district, police said on Saturday.
The incident occurred at Shekhpur village located under the jurisdiction of Khaknar police station on January 26, although the death of the victim was reported the next day, they said.
"The accused, who was protecting his field, got angry when he spotted the seven-year-old boy uprooting a chickpea plant to eat its beans on Wednesday evening," Khaknar police station in-charge Kirtan Prasad Dhurve said.
The 12-year-old boy started thrashing the victim and later left him at the field, presuming that he was unconscious, the official said.
"The boy tried to bring the victim back to consciousness, but went home after failing to do so," he said.
When the accused returned to the farm on Thursday, he spotted the victim still lying there. After that, he told his family members about it, who in turn informed the police.
In the post-mortem, it came to light that the boy had died due to strangulation, he said, adding that further action is being taken.
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Allen, Raghuvanshi, Green power KKR to 29-run win over GT
Kolkata (PTI): Finn Allen blasted a 35-ball 93, while Angkrish Raghuvanshi hit an unbeaten 44-ball 82 as Kolkata Knight Riders kept their playoff hopes alive with a 29-run win over Gujarat Titans in the IPL match here on Saturday.
Sent in to bat, Allen went on a six-hitting spree, smashing 10 maximums and four boundaries to add 95 off 41 balls with Raghuvanshi (82).
Raghuvanshi then shared another 108 off 53 balls with Cameron Green (52 not out) to power KKR to a challenging 247 for 2.
In reply, GT could manage 218-4, riding on skipper Shubman Gill's 49-ball 85 and a 35-ball 57 from Jos Buttler. Opener Sai Sudarsan was retired hurt but returned to make a 28-ball 53 not out.
Sunil Narine (2/29) claimed two wickets and Saurabh Dubey snapped one for KKR.
For GT, Mohammed Siraj (1/50), Sai Kishore (1/38) were the wicket-takers.
Brief Score:
KKR: 247 for 2 in 20 overs (Finn Allen 93, Angkrish Raghuvanshi 82 not out, Camero Green 52 not out; Mohammed Siraj 1/50).
GT: 218 for 4 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 85, Sunil Narine 2/29).
