Days after Nuh violence, mahapanchayat in Hisar calls for strengthening community bond
Hisar (Haryana), Aug 10: A 'mahapanchayat' was organised in Baas village of this district on Wednesday where people from different faiths, farmer outfits and khaps talked about strengthening bonds among communities.
The initiative comes days after the communal clashes in Nuh.
Six people, including two home guards and a cleric, died in the clashes that erupted in Muslim-dominated Nuh when a Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) procession or the Braj Mandal Yatra was attacked by mobs on July 31. Gurugram also witnessed stray incidents of violence.
A number of Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs took part in the mahapanchayat which was organised under the banner of Bhartiya Kisan Mazdoor Union.
A resolution taken at the meeting stated that people from different religions, including Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs, will work to restore peace in the Mewat region.
"The government has been asked to conduct an impartial inquiry into the matter and arrest the culprits. Immediate action should be taken against those who post provocative speeches and videos on social media to incite riots in the society and arrest them," it stated.
Suresh Koth, one of the organisers and a member of the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, asserted that Haryana's soil will not be used to divide people on the lines of caste and religion.
He also condemned some panchayat heads in Mahendergarh, Rewari and Jhajjar districts purportedly writing letters "banning" Muslim traders from the respective villages.
Some speakers at the event from the Muslim community underlined the need to learn from Mahabharata and Ramayana.
"We all need to walk together and have love and respect towards each other. There is no scope for hate," one of the speakers at the gathering noted.
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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.
