Archana bags doubles gold

April 21, 2015

Bengaluru, Apr 21: Karnataka’s Archana Kamath clinched the gold in the Cadet girls doubles section at the French Junior & Cadet Open Tournament, which concluded on Sunday at Metz.

Archana Kamath
Archana partnered Anezka Ilcikova of Czech Republic and the duo beat the third-seeded pair of Lucie Gauthier and Leili Mostafavi of France 10-12, 7-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-5 in the final to win the yellow metal.

The State paddler also won the bronze in the Cadet Girls Team event, along with Sophie Walloe of Denmark, after losing the semifinals to Ellen Holmsten and Christina Kallberg of Sweden 2-3.

In the Cadet Girls singles contest, Archana crashed out in the pre-quarterfinals, bowing out to Prithika Pavade of France 1-3.

Earlier in the first week of April, Archana had bagged a silver in the team event at the Belgium Open and in March, the world number 15 had pocketed two bronze medals (cadet singles and team) at the Italian Open.

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March 27,2024

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Bengaluru: Darshan Babu is an engineer who is fond of betting on cricket matches and has been placing major bets on Indian Premier League (IPL) games since 2021. He often borrows money after losing a bet, or to place one when he is short on funds. His 23-year-old wife, tired of the constant harassment by creditors, died by suicide.

Ranjitha was found hanging at her home in Karnataka's Chitradurga on March 18. According to the family, Darshan had racked up a debt of over Rs 1 crore.

He worked as an assistant engineer in the Minor Irrigation Department at Hosadurga and had been ensnared in the realm of IPL betting from 2021 to 2023. This took a major toll on the couple's finances. Allegedly, he had borrowed over Rs 1.5 crore to place bets after his luck ran out and he lost all his money. While he managed to return Rs 1 crore, cops say that he still has a pending loan of ₹ 84 lakh.

Ranjitha married Darshan in 2020. She realised the truth about Darshan's involvement in betting in 2021, claims her father Venkatesh.

In his complaint, Venkatesh said that his daughter was extremely distressed due to the constant harassment by moneylenders and this led to her suicide. He has also named 13 men who had allegedly lent the money.

He said that his son-in-law was lured into betting with a promise of quick money.

"He (Darshan) was not willing to get into betting, but the suspects forced him saying it was an easy way to get rich. They promised to finance his betting activities against some blank cheques as security," he said.

Cops during their investigation found a suicide note, where she detailed the harassment they faced. Darshan and Ranjitha have a two-year-old son.

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