Police Jeep slams into tree; Two Policemen dead
Mysore: Two police personnel died after the Police jeep they were traveling in, slammed into a tree causing them serious injuries at KR Nagar in the district on Wednesday.
The accident took place late at night around 1.30 am near the Siddegowda Koppalu village at K R Nagar. ASI Murthy and Head Constable, Shantakumar from the K R Nagar Police Station are the police personnel who died in the accident.
The accident took place on Wednesday night when the policemen were returning to KR Nagar after patrolling the Saligram, Bettadapura, and Chunchanakatte areas. Speculations indicate that the jeep could have slammed into the tree causing the accident either due to sleep inebriation or brake failure.
The KR Nagar Police visited the site of the accident and after investigating, a case has been registered in this regard.
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Allen, Raghuvanshi, Green power KKR to 29-run win over GT
Kolkata (PTI): Finn Allen blasted a 35-ball 93, while Angkrish Raghuvanshi hit an unbeaten 44-ball 82 as Kolkata Knight Riders kept their playoff hopes alive with a 29-run win over Gujarat Titans in the IPL match here on Saturday.
Sent in to bat, Allen went on a six-hitting spree, smashing 10 maximums and four boundaries to add 95 off 41 balls with Raghuvanshi (82).
Raghuvanshi then shared another 108 off 53 balls with Cameron Green (52 not out) to power KKR to a challenging 247 for 2.
In reply, GT could manage 218-4, riding on skipper Shubman Gill's 49-ball 85 and a 35-ball 57 from Jos Buttler. Opener Sai Sudarsan was retired hurt but returned to make a 28-ball 53 not out.
Sunil Narine (2/29) claimed two wickets and Saurabh Dubey snapped one for KKR.
For GT, Mohammed Siraj (1/50), Sai Kishore (1/38) were the wicket-takers.
Brief Score:
KKR: 247 for 2 in 20 overs (Finn Allen 93, Angkrish Raghuvanshi 82 not out, Camero Green 52 not out; Mohammed Siraj 1/50).
GT: 218 for 4 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 85, Sunil Narine 2/29).
