Prakash Ambedkar says youth brutally assaulted in Ahilyanagar, demands action under MCOCA
Ahilyanagar (PTI): Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi chief Prakash Ambedkar has said a youth from the Matang community was severely assaulted in Ahilyanagar district and demanded action under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against those involved.
According to the VBA chief, one Sanjay Vairagar was allegedly abducted from Sonai village by a group of 15 to 20 persons and taken to an undisclosed location, where he was mercilessly beaten.
“In an extremely cruel act, the accused allegedly ran a motorcycle over the victim’s hands and legs, breaking them, and assaulted him severely, damaging one of his eyes. They even urinated on him before dumping him at an unknown place,” said the grandson of Dr Babasaheb Amebdkar in a post on X on Thursday.
The Dalit leader claimed that the attackers are reportedly linked to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
Vairagar has been admitted to the government hospital, he said.
Ambedkar said he spoke to the victim’s father over the phone and assured the family of full support. “Our demand is that action be taken against the accused under MCOCA. I will soon meet the victim’s family,” he added.
Earlier on Thursday, VBA state general secretary Prof Kisan Chavan and district office-bearers of the party visited the hospital and met the Dalit victim’s family. They assured the family that the VBA stood firmly with them, Ambedkar said.
अहमदनगर जिल्ह्यातील सोनई येथे मातंग समाजातील संजय वैरागर या तरुणाला गावातील आरएसएसच्या पंधरा ते वीस गुंडानी गावातून उचलून नेऊन अज्ञात स्थळी अमानुषपने मारहाण केली. अत्यंत क्रूरपने पायावरून, हातांवरून मोटार सायकल घालून हात-पाय मोडले. त्याला जबर मारहाण करून डोळा निकामी केला आणि… pic.twitter.com/Tr2CYqsnq6
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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.
