Woman allegedly murders husband with lover's help in Udupi; Accused's vehicle, mobile seized
Udupi: In a case where a woman allegedly conspired with her lover to poison and later murder her husband, police have intensified their investigation. The accused, Dilip Hegde (28) from Karkala, is currently in police custody and undergoing detailed questioning.
According to the complaint filed by Sanjeev Poojari, the victim’s father, Pratima (36) allegedly poisoned her husband, Balakrishna Poojari (44), on October 20 at their home in Depputte, Ajjarkadu, with the help of her lover, Dilip. The autopsy was conducted at Manipal Hospital, and the forensic report to confirm the exact cause of death is awaited. For further investigation, samples from the victim’s body have been sent to the forensic science lab to verify traces of poison.
On Saturday, police brought Dilip to a chemical store in Olakadu near Udupi, where he allegedly purchased the poison, and conducted a reconstruction of events. The police have also seized the vehicle, scooter, mobile phone, and SIM card reportedly used in the crime. Meanwhile, Pratima has been presented in court and remanded to judicial custody until November 7.
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SRH beat KKR by 65 runs in IPL
Kolkata (PTI): Heinrich Klaasen hit a strokeful fifty as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 65 runs in their IPL match here on Thursday.
Sent in to bat, Travis Head (46) and Abhishek Sharma (48) shared an opening stand of 82 runs off 34 balls to set up the platform, while Klaasen (52) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (39) provided the late charge as SRH posted a challenging 226 for 8.
In reply, KKR folded for 161 in 16 overs with Angkrish Raghuvanshi top-scoring with a 29-ball 52.
For KKR, Blessing Muzarabani (4/41), Vaibhav Arora (2/47) Kartik Tyagi (1/48) and Anukul Roy (1/16) shared the wickets.
For SRH, Jaydev Unadkat (3/21) snapped three wickets, while Nitish Kumar Reddy (2/17) and Eshan Malinga (2/14) picked two wickets each.
Brief Scores:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 226 for 8 in 20 overs (Heinrich Klaasen 52; Blessing Muzarabani 4/41).
Kolkata Knight Riders: 161 all out in 16 overs (Angkrish Raghuvanshi 52; Jaydev Unadkat 3/21, Nitish Kumar Reddy 2/17, Eshan Malinga 2/14).
