Rickshaw driver beaten to death on suspicion of being thief
Palghar: A 38-year-old auto-rickshaw driver was beaten to death on suspicion of being a thief in Maharashtra's Palghar district, the police said Sunday.
The incident took place near Chinchoti on Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway in the small hours of Saturday. Naseem Shaikh, the victim, was resident of Sopara in the district.
Police spokesperson Hemant Katkar said that three men, residents of Asha Nagar in Chinchoti, stopped Shaikh when he was driving his auto-rickshaw around 3.30 am, and accused him of being in the area with the intention of committing a theft.
They beat him up with a belt and iron rods, killing him on the spot, the police spokesperson said. While the police have identified the accused trio, nobody has been arrested yet.
A case of murder has been registered at Waliv police station and further probe was on, Katkar said.
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Injured Phil Salt returns home for scans
New Delhi (PTI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru opener Phil Salt has returned to England for scans on a finger injury sustained last month.
The injury has kept Salt out of RCB's last three matches, with compatriot Jacob Bethell stepping in at the top of the order.
The 29-year-old is reported to have "damaged a finger on his left hand" while diving to save a boundary at deep backward square leg during RCB's defeat to Delhi Capitals at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on April 18.
"Salt, who is centrally contracted by the ECB, has since returned home at the request of England's management and has undergone scans on his finger," ESPNCricinfo reported.
According to the report, both RCB and Salt are hopeful of a speedy recovery and the opener can return to India later this month.
Salt had enjoyed a strong start to the season, amassing 202 runs in six innings at an impressive strike rate of 168.33.
RCB are currently second on the points table behind Punjab Kings. They take on Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Thursday next.
