Cricket Ball Hits Woman, Two Boys Pay The Price: Tied To Window, Beaten With Slippers In Karnataka
Cricket Ball Hits Woman, Two Boys Pay The Price: Tied To Window, Beaten With Slippers In Karnataka Reported By, Last Updated: June 23, 2026, 12:22
Cricket Ball Hits Woman, Two Boys Pay The Price: Tied To Window, Beaten With Slippers In Karnataka Reported By, Last Updated: June 23, 2026, 12:22 IST Both boys sustained injuries and were hospitalised. After learning of the incident, the boys' parents filed a complaint with the police. Kerur police visited the spot and conducted an inspection. Two minor boys were allegedly tied to a school window with a rope and beaten with slippers after a cricket ball accidentally struck a woman in Narenur Tanda, Badami taluk, Bagalkot district, Karnataka.
The incident took place on June 21. Prajwal (14) and Sushanth were playing cricket on a school ground when the ball hit a woman nearby. Angered by this, three individuals allegedly dragged the boys to a school classroom, tied them to a window with a rope, and assaulted them with slippers. Both boys sustained injuries and were hospitalised. After learning of the incident, the boys’ parents filed a complaint with the police. Kerur police visited the spot and conducted an inspection.
Three accused — Renuka Gopal Lamani, Basavaraj Gopal Lamani and Abhi Shivappa Lamani — were subsequently taken into custody. A case has been registered at Kerur Police Station under Sections 115(2), 118(1), 133, 49, 352 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023. News18 Newsletter Handpicked stories, in your inbox A newsletter with the best of our journalism submit First Published: June 23, 2026, 12:22 IST News cities bengaluru-news Cricket Ball Hits Woman, Two Boys Pay The Price: Tied To Window, Beaten With Slippers In Karnataka Disclaimer: Comments reflect users’ views, not News18’s.
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