Kundapur: 4 riders on one speeding bike try to run down cop at NH checkpost; case filed
Kundapur: Riders on a motorbike attempted to ram a police officer who was checking vehicles at a post on the national highway in Saligrama on Wednesday evening.
Sub-inspector Narendra of the Kota Police Station, accompanied by constables, was checking vehicles at the post in Saligrama at around 6 pm on Wednesday.
The policemen saw a motorbike traveling from Udupi to Kundapur at high speed. In addition, four people were found traveling on the bike and the rider was not wearing a helmet.
While the cops told the bikers to stop, the riders merely sped up. Allegedly, they also tried to run down the cop in the way.
The policeman is learned to have narrowly escaped being hit by the reckless bike riders, who are absconding since the incident.
The Kota police officers have filed a case against the riders, on the bike with the registration number KA20 V9992, for over-speeding and recklessly riding on a public road as well as threatening the life and physical safety of policemen on duty.
Investigation of the matter is underway.
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Cricketer Rinku Singh's father passes away after prolonged illness
Aligarh/Noid (PTI): Indian cricketer Rinku Singh's father, Khanchand Singh, passed away at a hospital in Greater Noida early Friday following a prolonged illness, family sources said.
Dr. Sunil Kumar, spokesperson of Yatharth Hospital in Greater Noida, where the cricketer's father was admitted, said Khanchand Singh was battling liver cancer.
"His condition had deteriorated significantly in recent days, following which he had been admitted to the hospital on February 21. He was placed on ventilator support and breathed his last early this morning," Kumar said.
Due to his father's critical condition, Rinku had to return home midway through the T20 World Cup. However, he rejoined the Indian team ahead of the match against Zimbabwe on February 26. He had also recently visited Noida to meet his father.
Rinku's former coach, Masood Amini, told PTI Videos in Aligarh that Khanchand Singh had been battling advanced-stage liver cancer and was in the terminal phase of the illness.
"He had been unwell for quite some time. He was suffering from liver cancer. For the past three to four days, he was on ventilator support," Amini said.
Amini said Rinku's father worked tirelessly to support his family and educate his children.
"He started out working as a gas cylinder delivery man and worked very hard to raise his family," he said.
The 28-year-old cricketer, a resident of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh, credits much of his success to his father. Khanchand Singh, who worked in gas cylinder distribution in Aligarh, supported his son's dream of becoming a cricketer despitefacing financial hardships.
The family said Khanchand Singh's last rites will be performed in Aligarh, and Rinku will attend the funeral.
