Senior sports journalist covering India-Australia series found unconscious in hotel room, dies
Indore (PTI): A senior sports journalist of an English daily died here possibly due to a heart attack, an official of the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) said on Tuesday.
S Dinakar, 57, senior deputy editor (sports) of The Hindu, was found unconscious in a hotel room in Vijay Nagar area on Monday. He was taken to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him brought dead, an MPCA official said.
According to doctors, a heart attack is the prima facie cause of the journalist's death.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Sampat Upadhyay said he would comment on the matter after getting full details.
A colleague said that Dinakar had covered the third Test match between India and Australia in Indore as part of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy event, and was scheduled to leave for Ahmedabad on Tuesday morning for the fourth and final Test starting March 9.
Former BCCI secretary Sanjay Jagdale told PTI, "Dinakar spoke to me on Monday about the aggressive playing style of the cricket team of Holkars, the erstwhile rulers of Indore".
He said Dinakar was supposed to visit him for an interview but later decided to speak over the phone.
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Rape accused's mother murdered by victim's brother in MP's Shivpuri
Shivpuri (PTI): The 60-year-old mother of a rape accused was killed allegedly by the victim's brother in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, a police official said on Saturday.
The incident took place on Friday, Rannod police station house officer (SHO) Arvind Chauhan said.
"An anganwadi worker returning from a hospital was offered a lift by one Inder Gurjar, who took her to a secluded spot and raped her. She called up her brothers to narrate the ordeal. One brother of the victim along with two associates went to Gurjar's house and assaulted him. When Gurjar's mother Sirkunwarbai (60) intervened, she was attacked with a sharp weapon. She died on the spot," he said.
Based on a complaint filed by the deceased woman's daughter-in-law, three persons were booked for murder. One of them was held on Saturday, the official added.
A separate case has also been registered against Gurjar for rape, he said.
Police personnel have been deployed in the area in view of tension following the incident, the official added.
