Two stabbed to death during cricket match in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Feb 18: Two persons were killed in a clash during a cricket match in a village near Doddaballapura in Bengaluru rural district, police said on Saturday.
According to police, the incident occurred in village Dodda Belamangala where a second pre-university college student Prateek (17) and BE graduate D S Bharat Kumar (23) were stabbed to death following a clash between two groups during a cricket match.
The tennis ball cricket tournament was organised by a BJP leader aspiring to contest the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections, sources said.
Some Congress workers came in cars and parked the vehicles, causing a hindrance to the game, eye-witnesses said. The clash took place when people objected to it and those who arrived in the cars refused to leave the ground. Angered at their refusal to leave, those playing the match damaged the cars and broke the glasses.
It is said the two who were killed were wearing the T-shirt of their team and were standing at the bus stop when the members of the group whose cars were damaged took out sharp weapons and stabbed them to death. Later, they fled the spot.
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'Strong evidence' available against Saif attacker, police tell court while opposing his bail plea
Mumbai, Jul 25 (PTI): Police have opposed the bail plea of the Bangladeshi national arrested for allegedly stabbing Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan with a knife and injuring him at his home here in January this year, telling a Mumbai court there was "strong evidence" against the accused.
Citing a Forensic Science Laboratory report, police reiterated before the sessions court their earlier claim knife fragments that got lodged near the actor's spine during the attack as well as a part found at the crime spot have matched with the weapon recovered from the accused, Shariful Islam.
These three pieces were part of the same weapon (knife) used to attack the filmstar, the police said in a written response to the accused's plea submitted in the court on Thursday (July 24).
Khan was repeatedly stabbed with a knife by an intruder inside his 12th floor apartment in upscale Bandra on January 16 during a robbery attempt.
The 54-year-old actor underwent surgery at Lilavati Hospital to remove a piece of knife that got lodged near his spine during the attack. He was discharged from the private hospital after five days.
Shariful Islam, a Bangladeshi national, was arrested two days later for allegedly stabbing Khan.
The police, in their response, highlighted that the accused is a Bangladeshi citizen residing illegally in India.
If granted bail, there was a possibility that he may flee India and not appear before the court during the trial. The crime committed by the accused is of a "very serious nature, and strong evidence" is available against him, they argued.
In his bail plea, filed through advocate Vipul Dushing, the accused asserted he was innocent and had no prior criminal record.
Investigation into the case has practically concluded with only the filing of a chargesheet pending, the accused contended while seeking bail.
The alleged attacker has been booked under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections related to house trespass, robbery and dacoity with attempt to cause death or grievous injury.
