Belagavi: An accused, who had been taken into custody by the police for questioning in a case, reportedly died in police custody.
The deceased accused has been identified as Basanagowda Eeranagowda Patil (45), a resident of Baagewaadi village in Kukkeri taluk of the district, it is learned.
On Friday, the police arrested Patil and brought him to the police station regarding a marijuana case. However, the Belagavi rural police have said that he had passed away due to ill health.
Recommendation for CID Investigation:
“When the accused was subjected to questioning, he experienced some health complications. Although he was immediately transported to BEEMS hospital, the treatments proved to be ineffective and he passed away. For now, recommendations have been made to initiate a CID investigation into this case,” Ravindra Gadaadi, DCP, has stated.
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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).
