Mangaluru: Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah along with other senior Congress leaders visited Mangaluru on Monday and met the families of two people who died in police firing on December 19 in the city.

Siddaramaiah handed over a cheque of Rs five lac each to the families and condemned the death of both the Abdul Jaleel and Nousheen.

The former CM was accompanied by former Karnataka Home Minister, M B Patil, senior Congress leader Zameer Ahmed Khan and others during the visit.

Siddaramaiah also handed over cheques of Rs 2.5 lac each to the families of Jaleel and Nousheen from DK Congress.

Former Ministers Ramanath Rai, U T Khader, MLC Ivan D’Souza and other party leaders and workers were present along with Siddaramaiah.

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Ahmedabad (PTI): Shubman Gill led from the front with a classy 86 as Gujarat Titans defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by five wickets in an Indian Premier League match here on Friday.

Earlier, KKR all-rounder Cameron Green produced a fighting 79 off 55 balls to lift his side to 180 all out. In reply, Gill anchored the chase with a composed 86 off 50 deliveries as GT crossed the line in 19.4 overs.

The win marked GT's third successive victory after opening with two losses, while KKR's search for their first win of the season continues.

Brief scores:

Kolkata Knight Riders 180 all out in 20 overs (Cameron Green 79; Kagiso Rabada 3/29, Mohammed Siraj 2/23).

Gujarat Titans: 181 for 5 in 19.4 overs (Shubman Gill 86; Varun Chakravarthy 2/34).