Shivamogga: Five women have been arrested in connection with the theft of gold jewelry from a vanity bag on a KSRTC bus. The arrested individuals are Shanti alias Karki (31) from Hosamane Bhadravati, Meenakshi (38) from Hanumanta Nagar, Savitri alias Baba (29), Durga alias Sunna Durga (29), and Sushilamma (66) from Bhovi Colony.

The incident occurred on June 29 when a woman, traveling to attend a wedding in Davangere, discovered that her vanity bag had been opened and her jewelry stolen. Following a complaint lodged at Doddapet police station, an investigation led to the arrests. Interrogation revealed their involvement in seven theft cases at the KSRTC bus station, resulting in the recovery of gold jewelry valued at Rs 8.13 lakh, weighing 122 grams.

The arrests were made by a team led by Inspector Ravi Patil from Doddpet Police Station, along with ASI Nagaraj, Palaksha Naik, Lacha Naik, Chandra Naik, Guru Naik, Nitin, Punit Rao, Prakash, Deepa S. Hubli, Pooja, Sumitra Bai and Lakshmi.

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Kolkata (PTI): Finn Allen blasted a 35-ball 93, while Angkrish Raghuvanshi hit an unbeaten 44-ball 82 as Kolkata Knight Riders kept their playoff hopes alive with a 29-run win over Gujarat Titans in the IPL match here on Saturday.

Sent in to bat, Allen went on a six-hitting spree, smashing 10 maximums and four boundaries to add 95 off 41 balls with Raghuvanshi (82).

Raghuvanshi then shared another 108 off 53 balls with Cameron Green (52 not out) to power KKR to a challenging 247 for 2.

In reply, GT could manage 218-4, riding on skipper Shubman Gill's 49-ball 85 and a 35-ball 57 from Jos Buttler. Opener Sai Sudarsan was retired hurt but returned to make a 28-ball 53 not out.

Sunil Narine (2/29) claimed two wickets and Saurabh Dubey snapped one for KKR.

For GT, Mohammed Siraj (1/50), Sai Kishore (1/38) were the wicket-takers.

Brief Score:

KKR: 247 for 2 in 20 overs (Finn Allen 93, Angkrish Raghuvanshi 82 not out, Camero Green 52 not out; Mohammed Siraj 1/50).

GT: 218 for 4 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 85, Sunil Narine 2/29).