Telangana techie among 2 Indians arrested in Pak; missing since 2017, says family
Hyderabad, Nov 19: One of the two Indians arrested in Pakistan for allegedly travelling without valid documents is a software engineer from Telangana and had gone missing from here two years ago, his family said on Tuesday.
Prashant Waindham (31) had been suffering from "depression," his father Baburao said.
He and another man from Madhya Pradesh were apprehended in Pakistan's Punjab province for crossing the border 'illegally' and a case registered against them.
"We had filed a missing complaint with Madhapur police here in April 2017. He was working with an IT company in the city. He was not involved in any illegal activities. We are surprised how he went to (Pakistan)," Rao told reporters here.
He had been missing since April 11, 2017 after he did not return from office, he said.
He said his son had earlier mentioned about a woman colleague who wanted to marry him, while he was working in Bengaluru.
Later, the family came to know that she had moved to Switzerland and Waindham apparently wanted to meet her.
However, there was no clarity on it, he said as Waindham was not in touch with the family since April 2017.
Rao urged the Centre to secure the safe release of his son.
Reacting to Waindham's arrest, Cyberabad Police Commissioner V C Sajjanar said a video was being circulated, in which Waindham purportedly said he was apprehended in the neighbouring country and the matter was in the Court.
The Telangana government has taken up the issue with the Centre, he said.
"Only after he comes back to India will it be known as to how and why he went there. We hope he will come back soon safely," Sajjanar said.
The missing case had been referred as "undetected" after Waindham whereabouts were not known, police said.
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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.
