UP: 3 injured in inter-caste fight after Dalit groom stopped from mounting horse; two arrested
Muzaffarnagar (UP), Jul 15: Three people of a Dalit community were injured in a clash during a wedding allegedly when some men from the upper class of the village objected to the groom's mounting a horse as part of the tradition, police said on Monday.
The incident took place in Madakarimupr village under the Khatauli Police Station jurisdiction.
Circle Officer Ramashish Yadav said the fight broke out when the groom's party started playing "casteist" songs during the horse mounting ceremony.
However, in its complaint, the groom's side alleged that some people from the upper caste objected to the youth's mounting the horse, an age-old custom in the north, saying that Dalits do not have the right to sit on a horse.
The wedding party was allegedly attacked with sharp weapons, sticks and guns, it said.
Several wedding guests, including the groom's brother, sustained injuries in the attack, the FIR said.
Yadav said police have registered a case against eight people under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and SC/ST Act and have arrested two of them.
Security has been deployed in the village to prevent any further flare-ups.
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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.
