Rajasthan: Man's body found stuffed in drum; woman, lover detained
Jaipur, Aug 18 (PTI): A woman and her alleged lover, who were absconding after the murder of her husband, have been detained in the Khairthal-Tijara district of Rajasthan on Monday, officials said.
The body of Hansram was found stuffed in a drum on the rooftop of a house on Sunday, the police said, adding that his wife, Sunita, and the landlord's son, Jitendra, who were absconding, were detained on Monday.
Hansram, a resident of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh, lived in Kishangarh Bas with his wife and three children.
According to the police, Sunita and Jitendra, who absconded with the children, are being questioned.
The body, bearing a throat injury inflicted with a sharp weapon, was discovered after the neighbours complained of a foul smell, the police stated, further claiming that salt had been applied all over the body to speed up decomposition.
Hansram, who worked at a brick kiln, had been living in a rented rooftop room for almost two months. He was allegedly addicted to liquor and often drank with Jitendra, the police said.
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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).
