Body of rickshaw driver, who told friend of suicide plans, found in Guruvayanakere Lake
Belthangady: The body of auto rickshaw driver Praveen Pinto, who had gone missing after telling his friends that he would be committing suicide, was found on Wednesday in the waters of the Guruvayanakere Lake.
The staff members of the fire brigade unit and Belalu the disaster management team as well as the locals of Guruvayanakere reportedly searched for Pinto’s body in the lake waters all of Wednesday morning.
The body of the driver, gotten out of the waters on Wednesday afternoon, was taken to the Belthangady government mortuary, said sources.
Pinto is said to have phoned one of his friends at around 4 am on Wednesday, stating that he would be committing suicide by jumping into the lake in Guruvayankere.
Alarmed by this, when the locals went to look for Pinto near the lake, they found things belonging to him, including his footwear and Aadhaar card. Suspecting Praveen to have already jumped into the lake, the people informed the fire brigade unit staff members, who searched for the body of with disaster management team and the locals.
The reason for suicide is yet to be found, along with several other matters related to the incident, sources said.
The Belthangady Police have registered a case and are investigating.
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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.
