17-year-old national-level cyclist from Puducherry drowns in Mandya drain
Mandya: A 17-year-old national-level cyclist from Puducherry, who was in town to attend a bicycle race here, reportedly drowned in a drain near Akkihebbalu, KR Pet taluk, on Saturday morning.
The body of bicyclist Alharsh was found on Sunday morning, sources said.
Alharsh and his friend reportedly had gone out to a place near the sports meet venue to relieve themselves on Saturday morning. Alharsh is said to have accidentally slipped and fallen into the drain, and was washed away.
The fire brigade staff members, who were informed of the incident, searched for the athlete’s body and found it on Sunday morning, said sources. Alharsh’s body is kept in the mortuary of the KR Pet taluk hospital.
The national-level bicycle polo sports meet was being organized by one Vasu, under the guidance of the BJP leaders, but there are apparently several loopholes in the organizational system.
While athletes from seven states are participating in the meet, they have not been provided proper toilet facilities. They are all, therefore, forced to answer the call of Nature beside the drain on the outskirts of the town, the citizens are learned to have alleged.
KR Pet Rural Police have registered a case and are investigating the matter.
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RR beat RCB by six wickets in IPL
Guwahati (PTI): Blistering fifties by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel powered Rajasthan Royals to a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Friday.
Sent in to bat, RCB rode on a fighting half-century by skipper Rajat Patidar (63) to post 201 for 8.
Virat Kohli (32), Romario Shepherd (22) and Venkatesh Iyer (29) also chipped in with useful contributions.
In reply, Sooryavanshi (78 off 26 balls) and Dhruv Jurel (81 not out off 43 balls) shared a 37-ball 108-run partnership for the second wicket to set the platform. Krunal Pandya (2/30) tried to bring them back with back-to-back wickets.
But Jurel, in the company of Ravindra Jadeja (24), completed the task with another 68-run stand, with two overs to spare.
For RR, Jofra Archer (2/33), Ravi Bishnoi (2/32) and Brijesh Sharma (2/37) took two wickets.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 201 for 8 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 63; Jofra Archer 2/33, Ravi Bishnoi 2/32, Brijesh Sharma 2/37).
Rajasthan Royals: 202 for 4 in 18 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 78, Dhruv Jurel 80 not out; Krunal Pandya 2/30, Josh Hazlewood 2/44).
