Ashok Gehlot questions Haryana CM's offer to help arrest Monu Manesar
Jaipur, Aug 3: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said his Haryana counterpart was trying to divert attention from communal clashes taking place there by offering to give Rajasthan Police a free hand in acting against Monu Manesar a Bajrang Dal activist and cow vigilante.
His remarks came a day after Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said Rajasthan Police was free to take action against Monu Manesar, the prime accused in the killing of two Muslims in February this year on suspicion of being cow smugglers.
Gehlot alleged that earlier when Rajasthan Police went to Haryana to arrest the accused in the double murder case, it received no cooperation from police there.
He said that Khattar failed to stop the violence in Haryana and now giving statements just to divert the attention of the people.
"The Chief Minister of Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar gives a statement in the media that help will be given to the Rajasthan Police in every possible way, but when our police went to arrest the accused of the Nasir-Junaid murder case, the Haryana Police did not cooperate, rather registered an FIR against the Rajasthan Police," Gehlot tweeted.
The charred bodies of the two cousins Junaid (35) and Nasir (27) were found in a burnt vehicle in Haryana's Bhiwani on February 16.
Their families said they were kidnapped, beaten, and killed by members of the Bajrang Dal a claim rejected by the outfit.
Gehlot also expressed his concerns over violence in Haryana, apprehending it may spread to his state.
"After Manipur, violence happening in Haryana is worrying for the whole country. I appeal to all parties to maintain calm. The police-administration should take strict action and stop the violence and restore peace," he tweeted last night.
Gehlot said that being a neighbouring state, it is natural for Rajasthan to be worried.
"The police and administration of Rajasthan are on alert in our border districts and there is complete peace here," he said.
Khattar had on Wednesday said Rajasthan Police were free to act against Monu Manesar.
"We have told them that whatever help is required to look for him will be provided..." Khattar had said.
Monu Manesar hit the headlines against after communal clashes broke in Haryana's Nuh district during a VHP rally. Six people, including two home guards and a cleric, have died in the clashes so far and several shops and cars set ablaze.
हरियाणा के मुख्यमंत्री श्री मनोहर लाल खट्टर मीडिया में बयान देते हैं कि राजस्थान पुलिस की हरसंभव मदद करेंगे परन्तु जब हमारी पुलिस नासिर-जुनैद हत्याकांड के आरोपियों को गिरफ्तार करने गई तो हरियाणा पुलिस ने कोई सहयोग नहीं किया बल्कि राजस्थान पुलिस पर FIR तक दर्ज कर ली। जो आरोपी फरार…
— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) August 3, 2023
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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.
