Take action against Venur police, DYFI demands SP
Mangaluru, October 03: A delegation of the DYFI on Wednesday met SP Ravikanthe Gowda and urged him to take action against Venur police who assaulted and booked a false case against DYFI activist Riyaz Manthoor.
Riyaz Manthoor has been actively working in the DYFI. On Tuesday night, after closing his shop at Ganjimutt, Riyaz was going to his wife’s parents house in Belthangady on a motorbike along his brother Irshad. At around 11 pm, a team of around five policemen including Taranath and Ranjith who were on rounds stopped them and asked the records of their motorbike. Riyaz and Irshad had handed over their driving licence copies to the police and said that the vehicle records were at home and they would produce them the next day morning. But the police have reportedly abused them with foul words and insulted them, it is said in the complaint.
At this time, Belthangady circle inspector Nagesh Kadri and his wife came on the same way in a private vehicle. When he asked the police about the issue, the police said that Riyaz and his brother were abusing them. Though Riyaz tried to convince Nagesh Kadri, the latter was not in a position to listen to Riyaz’s words. In turn, Kadri had insulted Riyaz with foul words saying that ‘I know my staff. Shut up…’ and asked the policemen to ‘boot them by putting them behind bars and book a case’, it is explained in the complaint.
The police took Riyaz and his brother Irshad into custody and assaulted before taking them to Venur police station. After taking them to the police station, the police gave false information that Riyaz and Irshad had attacked police personnel. Later, around 8-10 policemen thrashed them black and blue in the police lock-up, they alleged.
Taranath and Ranjith have insulted Riyaz and Irshad saying that ‘bearys are thieves and look like terrorists’. They have snatched the mobile phones and damaged them. Later, the station officer had come to the state and Riyaz family members also rushed to the station. Earlier, the police said that they would book both of them under ganja smuggling and having swords and other lethal weapons. But later, they were booked under false allegations. Threatening them not to disclose the police atrocity, they were released on station bail at 3 am, they said in the memorandum.
The attitude and activities of Venur police and Inspector Nagesh Kadri were shocking and the people would lose faith on the police department. The family of Riyaz and Irshad was panicked due to the police atrocity. Socially also, the police atrocity would have negative impact on their family, they said.
They urged the SP to intervene in the case and conducted a thorough investigation into the case and take action against the erring police personnel and ensure justice to the victims, DYFI district secretary Santosh Bajal demanded.
DYFI state president Muneer Katipalla, district president Imtiyaz, district leaders Rafeeq Harekala, Naveen Konchadi, Manoj Vamanjur, Naushad Bengre and others were present.
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India beat Ireland by 304 runs in third women's ODI
Rajkot, Jan 15: Records tumbled like nine pins as the Indian women's cricket team, powered by skipper Smriti Mandhana's 70-ball century, demolished Ireland by a whopping 304 runs to claim its biggest-ever ODI win and complete a 3-0 clean sweep here on Wednesday.
The result of the match was a mere formality once India set Ireland a massive target of 436, and Ireland could only garner 131 before getting bundled out in 31.4 overs.
India put the first step forward towards a crushing victory through record-breaking Mandhana (135, 80b, 12x4, 7x6) and her opening partner Pratika Rawal (154, 129b, 20x4, 1x6), reaching 435/5, highest total by an Indian team — men’s or women’s — in ODIs.
India men's highest ODI total is 418/5 made against the West Indies in Indore in 2011.
Mandhana and Rawal added a whopping 233 runs for the first wicket in just 26.4 overs and there was no looking back.
Then spinners Tanuja Kanwar (2/31) and Deepti Sharma (3/27) took over, sharing five wickets among them to decimate the Irish line-up, which was well short on experience.
Orla Prendergast (36) and Sarah Forbes (41) added 64 runs for a fluent third wicket stand that helped Ireland to recover from a shaky 24 for two to reach 88 without further damage.
But once Prendergast was cleaned up by Kanwar, India were all over the tourists like a bad rash, claiming the remaining seven wickets for just 33 runs.
It also helped India eclipse their previous largest margin of victory (by runs) — 249 registered against the same opposition in 2017 at Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Mandhana’s 10th ODI century came off just 70 deliveries as the left-hander surpassed Harmanpreet Kaur’s 87-ball hundred mark against South Africa last year.
It also set the tone for India breaching the 400-run mark for the first time, joining Australia and New Zealand in that elite list.
Mandhana was in her usual destructive self, and was not afraid to take the aerial route over the 'V' and clear the 30-yard circle.
Pratika complemented her captain brilliantly with a measured knock, making the occasion even more special by notching her maiden international century in her sixth innings.
Pratika relied on precise placement and deft touches in the point region and she showed her aggression only after reaching the ton, hitting Freya Sargent for her first six.
Demonstrating hunger for a bigger knock, she powered her way to an impressive 150 — a perfect blend of composure and aggression.
Their 233-run partnership made them only the fourth Indian pair to record a 200-run stand in Women’s ODIs.
It was also the third instance of both Indian openers scoring hundreds in ODIs, following Reshma Gandhi and Mithali Raj’s feat at Milton Keynes in 1999 and Deepti and Raut’s partnership at Potchefstroom in 2017 -- all against Ireland.
The duo added 90 runs during the Power Play and 67 in the subsequent 10 overs, maintaining a brisk scoring rate.
Mandhana reached her first century of the calendar year with an exquisite drive off Arlene Kelly.
Kelly bore the brunt of her onslaught, conceding successive sixes in one over.
Even Kelly’s variations, including back-of-the-hand deliveries, were dispatched with ease, with the Indian batter following a six with another boundary in the 24th over.
Mandhana also took on Ireland’s leading bowler, Prendergast, smashing her for a boundary down the ground and a towering six over long-on.
Promoted to No. 3, Richa Ghosh also returned to form, making a 37-ball fifty, her fifth in ODIs.
