Young vlogger, his friend held in Kerala for carrying banned drug & gun
Palakkad (Kerala) (PTI): The excise department in Kerala has arrested a 28-year-old popular vlogger and his friend for allegedly possessing methamphetamine drug and a country-made gun here.
A team of excise department officials arrested Vignesh and his friend Vineeth (25) on Thursday night after the car they were travelling in crashed into an excise barricade and tried to escape from Walayar checkpost in Palakkad district.
"The Walayar excise intelligence team was conducting inspection but the duo did not stop the vehicle, rammed the barricade and escaped.
The information was passed to other units and we apprehended them from Chandra Nagar in Palakkad," an excise official told PTI. The official said they seized 20.44 grams of methamphetamine, a banned drug, and a country-made gun from the car.
Vignesh, who has over eight lakh followers on social media, and Vineeth were produced before a court and remanded in judicial custody. The excise officer said they will be preparing a report to be submitted to the police which will then take a decision on the seized gun.
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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.
