Arakalagud: The Hassan Police has arrested a man for allegedly poisoning his parents, who fell seriously ill and subsequently died after consuming contaminated food in the Taluk’s Bisinahalli area.

The crime reportedly came to light during an investigation, which revealed that the arrested son poisoned his parents' food ( Pulav), as his parents opposed his illicit relationship.

The arrested son has been identified as Manjunath (27), whose parents have been identified as Uma(48) and Nanjundappa (55).

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The incident reportedly happened on August 15, when both Uma and Nanjundappa having their lunch fell seriously ill, following which they were shifted to a hospital. After a few days, after undergoing treatment they were at home, however both of them passed away.

The Konanur Police, who had filed a case of unnatural causes of death, had arranged for post-mortem examinations for the deceased bodies prior to their cremation. During which it was revealed that the couple had actually been poisoned by their own son, leading to his arrest.

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Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.

Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.

Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.

Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.

MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.

MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.

Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.

Brief Scores:

Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).

Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).