Three human remains found near site 11 in Dharmasthala case: Advocate for Sujatha Bhat
Mangaluru: In a press release issued on Tuesday, Advocate Manjunath N, representing Sujatha Bhat, the mother of missing MBBS student Ananya Bhat, claimed that at least three human remains were exhumed on Monday from a forested hillock near “Site Number 11” in Dharmasthala. One of the remains is believed to be that of a woman. A saree was also recovered from the site.
According to the statement, the exhumation team had trekked about 100 meters from Site 11 and climbed a 100-foot hill where the complainant had newly identified burial spots. The operation yielded remains from multiple individuals. Some members of the team reportedly sustained minor injuries while climbing the slope.
Advocate Manjunath praised the Special Investigation Team (SIT) for allowing the complainant to lead them to a location slightly beyond the initially marked “Site 11.” He emphasised that had the SIT insisted on restricting the search only to the original measurement, it would have been both “unscientific and meaningless.”
“A person who has the freedom to identify a location must also have the natural freedom to revise that identification if it later appears inaccurate,” Manjunath stated. He added that this flexibility directly contributed to the success of Monday’s operation.
Manjunath also lauded the overall efforts of the SIT and the exhumation team, calling their work “commendable” so far.
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Prasidh, Kuldeep limit South Africa to 270 after De Kock's hundred
Visakhapatnam (PTI): India fought back gallantly through Prasidh Krishna and Kuldeep Yadav after Quinton de Kock struck his 23rd hundred, keeping South Africa to a manageable 270 in the third and series-deciding final ODI, here Saturday.
India won the toss after judging the spin of the coin incorrectly 20 times in a row. They had little hesitation in inserting the Proteas into bat, a clear indication of dew factor dominating the thought.
After Arshdeep Singh sent back Ryan Rickelton early, De Kock (106, 89b, 8x4, 6x4) struck his seventh century against India and put on 113 runs off 124 balls with skipper Temba Bavuma (48, 67b) as the visitors moved to a healthy position.
De Kock was severe on Prasidh (4/66), who erred on length continuously in his first spell (2-0-27-0). The left-hander biffed the pacer for 6, 6, 4 in his second over to milk 18 runs.
The 32-year-old quickly pounced on anything that was short, and pacers Prasidh and Harshit offered him plenty of feed on his pet areas.
Bavuma was more sedate, and made runs through those typical dabs and jabs, occasionally unfurling a drive of elan.
De Kock moved to fifty in 42 balls, and never let the tempo down reaching his hundred in 79 balls.
India found temporary relief when Ravindra Jadeja induced a false slash from Bavuma to get caught by Virat Kohli at point.
The tourists got another move on through a 54-run partnership between De Kock and Matthew Breetzkle for the third wicket, and at 168 for two in 28 overs they were in a good position to press on.
But Breetzke's punishment of part-time spinner Tilak Varma forced a rethink in the Indian camp, as skipper KL Rahul brought back Prasidh for a second spell.
What a masterstroke it turned out to be! The Karnataka man broke the back of South Africa’s top and middle order in an exceptional second spell (4-0-11-3).
Breetzke was the first man to go, trapped plumb in front with a straight one and four balls later Aiden Markram uppishly chipped a fuller delivery to Kohli at short covers.
Prasidh soon castled De Kock, whose ugly cross-batted swipe failed to connect a full length delivery from the pacer.
All of a sudden, SA found themselves at a shaky 199 for five, losing three wickets in the space of three overs.
Once Prasidh was done away with the top and middle-order, left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep (4/41) took over and mopped up the tail as SA fell short of even a par total on this track.
