Bhatkal player earns big at Karnataka Premiere League auction; takes away more than Manish Pandey
Bhatkal: One of the finest cricket players of the Bhatkal cricket circle Rithesh Bhatkal has earned big at the Karnataka Premiere League, so much that he has also taken away more than Indian Cricket Team’s prominent white ball player Manish Pandey.
The Bhatkal bowler who can also bat handily was sold for Belgavi Panther for a whooping amount of Rs. 3,50,000 while his teammate and Indian star player Manish Pandey managed the final bid of Rs. 2,00,000.
Rithesh plays for local sports club Asadullah Association in Bhatkal and has been a prominent name in the local cricket circles and has featured in the squad of Karnataka state team for a few tournaments.
Rithesh along with Subhang Hegde was the highest paid player for his team. However, Pavan Deshpande, earned the highest bid at the auction that saw him reap 7.3 lakh rupees from Shivamoga Lions franchise.
In the eight edition of the tournament many star players including Karun Nair, Robin Uthapppa, Stuart Binny, Shreyas Gopal will be unavailable owing to their domestic, club and international commitments.
Manish Pandey and Ritesh will now both play for the same team in the eight edition of the Karnataka Premiere League (KPL).
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Communal hate speech case: Bail granted to Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat
Mangaluru: RSS leader Dr. Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat has been granted bail by the Puttur Fifth Additional District and Sessions Court in a case related to alleged communal hate speech.
The case pertains to a complaint filed against Bhat for delivering a speech during a Deepotsava event that was allegedly communal, derogatory towards women, and capable of disturbing public order. The incident took place on October 22 at Uppalige in Puttur taluk during the Deepotsava and Gopuja programme, where Bhat was present.
Following the complaint filed by Eshwari Padmunja at the Puttur Rural Police Station, the police had issued a notice directing Bhat to appear for inquiry. Subsequently, Bhat filed an anticipatory bail petition before the court.
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During the hearing on October 27, the court issued an interim order restraining coercive action and adjourned the matter to October 29 for complete hearing. On October 29, the counsel representing complainant Eshwari Padmunja sought permission to argue under Sections 338 and 339 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). The court adjourned the matter several times post that.
On Wednesday, the court granted bail to Prabhakar Bhat.
Advocate Mahesh Kaje represented him in the proceedings.
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