CPI(M) local leader found hanging at party office in Kochi
Kochi (PTI): A former local committee secretary of the CPI(M) was found dead at the party office in a town in Ernakulam district on Friday, police said.
The deceased has been identified as Pankajakshan (65), a resident of Manakkunnam, Udayamperoor.
According to the FIR, he was found hanging from a ceiling fan in the reading room of the CPI(M) party office around 8 am.
The Udayamperoor police, which registered a case, suspect it to be a case of suicide by hanging.
A police officer said that Pankajakshan’s family informed them he had been depressed over financial issues recently.
The body was first discovered by a newspaper delivery boy, who alerted local party leaders, an official said.
Police said detailed statements from the relatives will be recorded to ascertain the exact reason behind the death.
CPI(M) district leaders also said that Pankajakshan had been facing financial difficulties and that they are in touch with his family and friends to gather more information.
Based on a complaint filed by his son, police have registered a case of unnatural death and are conducting further investigation.
The body will be handed over to his relatives after the post-mortem, police added.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
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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.
