Belthangady: Attempted kidnapping of college student; accused escape
Belthangady: An attempt was made to kidnap a college student by three unidentified men travelling in a car in Belthangady. The accused escaped after the girl screamed and resisted.
According to police, the incident took place around 8:30 am on February 9. The victim, a first PUC student and a resident of Sudemugeru in Belthangady town, was riding her scooter towards Santhekatte to catch a bus to her college.
Police said the car, which had its number plate covered with cloth, intercepted the girl’s scooter. Three men in the car allegedly tried to pull her into the vehicle by blocking her way.
The girl screamed and resisted. When the accused noticed another scooter approaching from behind, they attacked the girl with a knife, injuring her hand and finger, and escaped from the spot in the car.
The injured student was taken to the Belthangady Taluk Government Hospital, where she is undergoing treatment.
Belthangady police visited the hospital, recorded the student’s statement and have intensified the investigation to trace the accused. Further details are awaited.
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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).
