NIA offers cash prizes for information on 4 accused in Praveen Nettaru murder case
Bengaluru: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has reportedly declared cash prizes for informers on the four absconding accused in the case of the murder of BJP leader Praveen Nettaru.
The BJP leader was murdered by miscreants on motorbikes in Bellare village of Sullia taluk, Dakshina Kannada, on July 26. The four accused in the case are, however, absconding.
The NIA, which is investigating the case, has declared Rs 5 lakh each for information on Mohammad Mustafa S of Bellare and Tufail M H of Gaddige, Madikeri. It has also declared Rs 2 lakh for informers on the other two accused Umar Farooque M R of Kallumutlumane of Sullia and Aboobaker Siddik of Bellare, said sources.
The Agency has informed that all the four accused are members of the Popular Front of India (PFI).
In a press release, the NIA has said, “People who have information on the four men may contact the NIA office at Sir M Visvesvaraya Centre, Sir Visvesvaraya Kendriya Bhawan, Domlur, Bengaluru. They may call on telephone number 080-29510900 or mobile phone number 8904241100. They may also mail to email id: info.blrnia@gov.in”, the sources added.
The details of the informers will not be revealed, the NIA has assured.
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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).
