School girl attacked by cow in Tamil Nadu, owner arrested
Chennai, Aug 10: A shocking video clip of a 9-year-old girl being attacked and hurled by a cow here went viral in social media and the police on Thursday said the cattle owner has been arrested.
A fine of Rs 25,000 has also been slapped on him by the Greater Chennai Corporation and the cow and its calf have been put under observation in a civic body run cattle shed.
While the video clip showed the girl getting attacked by the cow, police said the incident took place when she was returning home from school on August 9 along with her mother and 5-year old brother.
In a statement, police said the people of MMDA Colony heard the screams and they chased away the cow that attacked the child. Its calf was also shooed away. The local people rescued the girl and she was later treated at a hospital for her injuries.
Following a complaint from the child's mother and after an enquiry, the owner of the cow, a 26-year old man has been arrested.
A case has been registered against him for not properly maintaining the animal and allowing it to roam around, which injured the child.
Additional Chief Secretary/Greater Chennai Corporation Commissioner, J Radhakrishnan visited the girl at the private hospital and enquired with doctors on her injuries and the treatment provided to her.
Following treatment, the GCC said the child has been discharged. Terming the incident as 'very unfortunate,' Radhakrishnan told reporters that a fine of Rs 25,000 has been levied on the cattle owner.
The cow that attacked the child and its calf have been taken by the corporation personnel to a cattle shed at Perambur here for observation. It would be ascertained if the cow is suffering from any infectious diseases and whether the attack was due to any illness.
''Cattle must not be allowed to stray into roads.'' This year alone, owners have been fined to the tune of Rs 51 lakh for allowing the cattle to roam on streets, he added.
Cows attack harmless little girl in MMDA, #Chennai. @chennaicorp Cows roaming on the streets are a big menace and a threat to motorists and walkers. Please take action against the cow owner! #Cow #CowAttack@CMOTamilnadu @UpdatesChennai pic.twitter.com/wdV5LD0iyw
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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.
