Andhra govt forms panel to probe Kurnool bus accident
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Kurnool (PTI): The Andhra Pradesh government on Friday constituted a committee comprising officials from the transport, roads and revenue departments to investigate the fatal bus fire here that left 20 dead.
State Home Minister V Anitha said the bus was carrying 39 adult passengers, four children and two unidentified persons. One of the passengers deboarded earlier while the other remained onboard.
"The government has constituted a high-power committee with officials from the transport, roads and revenue departments to investigate the bus fire accident," she said while addressing a press conference.
A Bengaluru-bound private bus from Hyderabad caught fire in this district after colliding with a two-wheeler, leaving 20 people dead, most of them charred beyond recognition, police said.
Ten special teams have been deployed to collect and examine DNA samples for identification of the deceased, while four forensic teams are probing the cause of the fire and two teams are handling chemical analysis, the minister said.
She maintained that action will follow based on the committee's findings.
Nine persons are undergoing treatment, including six with fractures, who are admitted to Kurnool Government General Hospital (GGH), while three are in a private facility. One driver has been taken into custody while another is absconding, she said.
Anitha further said that the bus possessed a valid All India Permit and fitness certificate.
A detailed report will be submitted to Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu after completion of the inquiry, the minister added.
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NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
