Karwar: Man who went swimming dragged away by crocodiles
Search for man continues in Kaali River
Karwar: An individual who had gone swimming in the Kaali River was reportedly dragged away by crocodiles near the Eeshwar temple at Kulagi road in Dandeli in the early hours of Thursday.
The man who was dragged away by crocodiles has been identified as Pithambari Das, a resident of Dandeli originally from Gujarat, it is learned.
It is said that when Pithambari Das got into the river to go swim, crocodiles dragged him away. The locals who witnessed him being dragged away by the crocodiles reportedly informed the forest department and the police. A search for the person has been undertaken on the Kaali River. According to the locals, the man had removed his clothes and shoes and kept them aside by the river’s shore before venturing for a swim in the river.
Since the region was known to have a high population of crocodiles, people who saw him requested him to come out of the water. However, in the few moments that he had just gotten into the water, two crocodiles attacked the man and dragged him away, it is learned.
The locals who witnessed this immediately informed the forest department and the police. The police officials and officers from the forest department arrived at the site and assumed a search for the missing man.
The locals have reportedly gathered at the site and are cooperating with the search. This incident is said to have occurred in the jurisdiction of the Dandeli police station.
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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).
