MP: Rs 10k reward announced for info on BJP MLA's son accused of shooting at, injuring tribal
Cops to move HC to cancel earlier bail
Singrauli (MP), Aug 5: A cash reward of Rs 10,000 has been announced for information leading to the arrest of a BJP MLA's son accused of shooting and injuring a tribal in Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh two days earlier and absconding, a police official said on Saturday.
Vivekanand Vaishya (40), son of Singrauli MLA Ram Lallu Vaishya, had allegedly fired on and injured tribal Surya Kumar Khairwar on Thursday evening under Morbi police station limits, the official said.
"A reward of Rs 10,000 for information leading to the arrest of the accused was announced on Friday evening. We will also petition the MP High Court on Monday to get his bail (in a firing incident of July 20 last year) cancelled," Singrauli Superintendent of Police Yusuf Qureshi told PTI.
In July 20 last year, Vivekanand Vaishya had allegedly assaulted forest guard Sanjeev Shukla and fired to intimidate him, as per police.
Vaishya absconded soon after before surrendering at the local court in February this year. He then spent more than 40 days in hospitals in Singrauli, Rewa and Jabalpur during his judicial custody period and later got bail from the HC, police said.
In the Thursday incident, he has been charged with attempt to murder, criminal intimidation and other offences under Indian Penal Code and Arms Act provisions as well as the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the official said.
On Thursday, he allegedly entered into an argument with a group of persons on a narrow road near Budhi Mai Mata Temple, some 25 kilometres from the district headquarters, and then fired at and injured Khairwar when he joined the altercation, police said.
Khairwar, who sustained a bullet injury on his right wrist, is recuperating in the district hospital here.
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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.
