Engineering student 'harassed' after financial dispute in Hyderabad, ends life
Hyderabad, Sept 22 (PTI): A 19-year-old engineering student allegedly died by suicide here after being "harassed" following a financial dispute, police said on Monday. The victim, a native of Adilabad district, allegedly hung himself in a room of a private hostel at Narapally on Sunday night, they said adding it was not a ragging case.
A group of friends went to a party at a bar, where an argument over splitting the bill led to an altercation, according to preliminary investigation.
The student was also allegedly assaulted by some local youths.
In a purported video, recorded before ending his life, the student said some people demanded money and threatened him and that he was insulted and beaten up by them.
He said they took him to a bar and was forced to consume alcohol and foot the bill of Rs 10,000.
Based on a complaint by the student's father, a case of abetment of suicide, extortion under BNS besides under relevant sections of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act was registered. Further investigation is on.
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Trump says he ‘hasn’t even thought about’ continuing Iran ceasefire
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.
“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.
Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”
Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”
“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.
When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”
The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
