Statue of Kempegowda installed in Mysuru without permission; spat at point as police intervene
Mysuru: Tension prevailed near Lalitha Mahal Palace on T Narasipura Road on Saturday as members of the Vokkaligara Sangha installed a bronze statue of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda at the Kempegowda Circle on the road and the police attempted to remove the statue.
The city police said that the statue, which is more than 10-foot tall, had been installed without official permission. As they tried to remove the statue, however, the members of the Vokkaligara Sangha arrived at the spot and demanded the retention of the statue of Kempegowda at the circle, resulting in a verbal spat between the members and the police.
This is reportedly the second instance that the members of the Vokkaligara Sangha have attempted to get the statue installed at the Kempegowda Circle. When they installed the statue a few months ago, it was removed with the intervention of legislators Harish Gowda and TS Srivatsa, who assured the members that the statue would be installed at the circle after obtaining the permission of the Mysuru City Corporation.
As the statue was reinstalled at the circle on Saturday although the Corporation had not permitted it, the police rushed to the spot to intervene, giving rise to the argument between the police and the members.
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RCB beat MI by 18 runs after batters fire
Mumbai (PTI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli blasted half-centuries as the defending champions beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.
Salt (78 off 36 balls) and Kohli (50 off 38 balls) stitched together a 120-run stand for the opening wicket before Patidar scored a rapid 53 off just 20 balls as RCB posted 240 for 4.
In response, Mumbai Indians were restricted to 222 for 5, with RCB spinner Suyash Sharma (2/47) putting the skids on the home side with a double strike in the eighth over, from which they could not recover.
Sherfane Rutherford top-scored for MI with an unbeaten 71 off 31 balls.
While opener Rohit Sharma appeared to be struggling with a hamstring issue and had to retire hurt on 19, his partner Ryan Rickelton made 37, while Suryakumar Yadav (33) and Hardik Pandya (40) were the other contributors for MI.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 240 for 4 in 20 overs (Phil Salt 78, Virat Kohli 50, Rajat Patidar 53, Tim David 35 not out).
Mumbai Indians: 222 for 5 in 20 overs (Sherfane Rutherford 71 not out, Ryan Rickelton 37, Hardik Pandya 40; Suyash Sharma 2/47).
