Minor held for rape & murder of girl in Kalaburagi
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) (PTI): A 16-year old boy was held in connection with the rape and murder of a minor girl in Aland in Kalaburagi, police said.
The girl had gone out to answer nature's call when the accused allegedly accosted her on Tuesday evening, police said.
The girl resisted and tried to run away but he chased and dragged her to the sugarcane field where he allegedly raped her and later stabbed her to death.
After the body was found in a pool of blood, residents staged a demonstration blocking the road on Wednesday.
Police intensified the investigation and held the accused who was a native of the same village where the incident took place. Investigations revealed that his mobile phone was full of pornographic videos.
The Kalaburagi Superintendent of Police Isha Pant said the charge sheet will be filed within 10 days. About the girl, police said she was a native of Afzalpur and was staying with their relatives in Aland to pursue her studies.
The victim had returned to Aland on Tuesday after spending Deepavali holidays with her family.
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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).
