Inform before going out: BJP minister on Australian cricketers’ sexual harassment in Indore
Indore: Madhya Pradesh Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya has asserted that cricketers should inform local authorities or their team security officials before stepping out, following the alleged stalking and sexual harassment of two Australian women players in Indore last week.
“Whenever a player steps out, just like when we step out, we tell a local. The players will also realise that in the future, if we step out, then we should tell the security or local administration,” Vijayvargiya, the state minister for parliamentary affairs, told reporters.
Describing the incident as a “lesson” for both authorities and players, the BJP minister noted that cricket in India generates immense public attention, comparable to football in England, and players sometimes underestimate their popularity.
The incident occurred on Thursday morning near Indore’s Holkar Cricket Stadium when the two players were walking to a café on Khajrana Road. The man, identified as Aqueel Khan, allegedly followed them on a motorcycle, touched one of them inappropriately and fled.
Police arrested him later that night after a bystander noted down the motorcycle registration number.
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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.
