Case against 6 persons in Thane for beating up social worker, extortion bid
Thane (PTI): Police have registered a case against six persons for allegedly beating up a social worker, who is also head of a cobblers' association, and trying to extort money from him in Maharashtra's Thane city, an official said on Monday.
According to a complaint filed by Raju Chavan, president of the Maharashtra Rajya Gatai Charmakar Sanghatana, he was near the shoe stall of his brothers in Naupada area on Saturday night, the official from Naupada police station said.
At that time, two of the accused - Shashi and Baba - arrived there with four other persons and allegedly threatened Chavan, he said.
The accused also allegedly beat him up and demanded Rs 5,000 as 'hafta' (protection money) if he wanted to continue his business in the area, as per the FIR.
Chavan, who was injured in the attack, was admitted to a government hospital, the official said.
The police on Sunday registered a case against the six accused under various Indian Penal Code sections, including for extortion, voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means, unlawful assembly and rioting, the official said.
No arrest has been made so far, the police said, adding a probe was on into the case.
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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.
