Rewa, Jan 30: A 28-year-old truck driver who was beaten up after a puppy was crushed to death under his vehicle has allegedly committed suicide in Rewa in Madhya Pradesh, police said on Sunday.

The incident occurred in Langar Purwa village under Naigarhi police station limits on Saturday and the deceased has been identified as Rajkaran Vishwakarma, Additional Superintendent of Police Shivkumar Verma said.

"After the puppy came under the wheels of his truck, two people identified as Chhotu and Sandip Patel went to the driver's home and thrashed him. He was found hanging in the room after the assault. His kin has claimed he was killed and then hanged," the Additional SP said.

The two accused have been held and are being questioned, the official said, adding that. prima facie, it looks like a suicide case.

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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).