Mangaluru: Mithun Rai's car damaged in stone pelting by BJP workers
Violence broke out between workers of the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) near the polling station of the Government in the Moodshedde area of Moodbidri constituency, DK district, during the Assembly elections on Wednesday.
Congress candidate Mithun Rai's car was reportedly damaged in the incident after stones were pelted. The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Anshukumar, reached the scene to find the vehicle had been damaged, and two women had been injured.
The incident occurred around 7:40 p.m. when Mithun Rai was reportedly speaking to activists near the polling station of Moodshedde. BJP members allegedly began shouting "Modi Modi," and Congress supporters responded by shouting "Jai Congress." This led to an exchange of words between Congress and BJP workers, which escalated into violence with both parties throwing stones at each other.
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Police were deployed immediately to disperse the crowd, and the Commissioner of Police, Kuldeep Kumar Jain, visited the site and inspected the damage. Additional police have been deployed to the area, and Mithun Rai and Congress workers have demanded the immediate arrest of the BJP workers who were involved in the stone pelting incident. Despite this incident, polling in the DK district was reported to have been peaceful.
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KKR defeat LSG via Super Over
Lucknow (PTI): Kolkata Knight Riders edged Lucknow Super Giants via Super Overs in a battle between two bottom-placed teams in the IPL, here on Sunday.
Chasing a modest 156, LSG suffered a batting collapse and managed to tie the contest and take it to Super Over with No. 9 Mohammed Shami striking a last-ball six against a wayward Kartik Tyagi, who leaked 16 runs in the final over.
But Sunil Narine bowled a stunning Super Over conceding just one run and taking two wickets to give KKR an easy target.
Rinku Singh then finished the chase with a boundary off first ball from Prince Yadav.
Earlier the KKR were in deep trouble with 93/7 in 15 overs but Rinku smashed a sensational 83 not out from 51 balls including four sixes in a row in the final over to lift them to 155/7.
Cameron Green (34) was the only other batter to reach double-digit scores as KKR suffered a familiar batting meltdown with Mohsin taking his maiden fifer.
In reply, LSG continued their dismal show with the bat to succumb to their fifth loss in a row.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 155/7; 20 overs (Rinku Singh 83 not out, Cameron Green 34; Mohsin Khan 5/23). Lucknow Super Giants 155/8; 20 overs (Rishabh Pant 42). KKR won via Super Over.
