Koratagere: In an incident of manslaughter, a woman died in the early hours of Thursday after she was beaten on the head with a club by her husband. The incident happened in the Koratagere town and the police have arrested the accused husband with the charges of murdering his wife.
The victim and her husband reportedly lived in a house behind the Renuka Hospital in Koratagere. The victim has been identified as Jabina (40) and the accused husband has been identified as Chand Pasha. In the attack that killed Jabina, the couple’s son Muhammed Ali (12) also sustained serious injuries and is currently in critical condition.
The accused, Chand Pasha allegedly attacked his wife and son when they were sleeping and began beating Jabina and their son with a club. Jabina who sustained grievous injuries on her head reportedly died on the spot. Police revealed that the couple’s son, Muhammed Ali was taken to the Nimhans Hospital in Bangalore for treatment of his injuries, where his condition is said to be critical.
According to police speculations, the unfortunate incident could be a result of a domestic dispute. The Koratagere police have arrested the accused husband and registered a case. An investigation is underway.
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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).
