Mysuru: Woman sets herself, infant on fire
Mysuru, Aug 04: Depressed over dowry harassment, a woman with her two-year-old son committed suicide by setting herself and her son on fire at Mahadevapura in Mysuru.
The deceased have been identified as Gauramma (24), and Nihal (2). Gauramma, a native of KR Pete, was married to a teacher Lohit in Malur three years ago. A lot of dowry was also been given during marriage. But the in-laws were allegedly harassing her for more money.
Gauramma, who entered her room late on last night, took this extreme step with her son Nihal. A complaint in regard to this has been lodged at Vidyaranyapura police station.
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Gujarat Titans beat Rajasthan Royals by 58 runs
Ahmedabad, Apr 9 (PTI): Gujarat Titans beat Rajasthan Royals by 58 runs in their Indian Premier League match here on Wednesday.
Chasing 218 for a win, the Royals were all out for 159 in 19.2 overs.
Shimron Hetmyer top-scored for RR with a 32-ball 52 while captain Sanju Samson chipped in with a 28-ball 41.
For GT, Prasidh Krishna took three wickets while Rashid Khan and Sai Kishore got two each.
Earlier, Sai Sudharsan struck a breezy 82 to help GT post 217 for 6.
Sudharsan's 53-ball innings was studded with eight fours and three sixes, while M Shahrukh Khan and Jos Buttler made 36 each.
Brief Scores:
Gujarat Titans: 217 for 6 in 20 overs (Sai Sudharsan 82, Jos Buttler 36, M Shahrukh Khan 36; Maheesh Theekshana 2/54, Tushar Deshpande 2/53).
Rajasthan Royals: 159 all out in 19.2 overs (Shimron Hetmyer 52, Sanju Samson 41; Prasidh Krishna 3/24, Rashid Khan 2/37, Sai Kishore 2/20).
