New Delhi: In the Chitradurga Renukaswamy murder case, the Supreme Court has cancelled the regular bail granted by the Karnataka High Court to actor Darshan and six other accused, including Pavithra Gowda.

The apex court delivered this verdict while hearing the Karnataka government’s appeal challenging the High Court’s decision to grant bail.

Darshan, along with Pavithra Gowda, Lakshman, Pradosh, Nagaraju, Anukumar, and Jagadish, had been granted regular bail by the High Court. The remaining ten accused in the case had received bail from the trial court.

According to police, on June 8, 2024, Renukaswamy was allegedly abducted and murdered in Chitradurga. Kamakshipalya police arrested 17 individuals, including Darshan, in connection with the crime.

The state government approached the Supreme Court seeking cancellation of bail for all the accused, leading to today’s order.

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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).