Mumtaz Ali case: K’taka HC grants bail to main accused Rehmat
Surathkal: The Karnataka High Court on Monday granted bail to Rehmat, primary accused in businessman Mumtaz Ali death case.
Alongside, Rehmat, the High Court has granted bail to the 5th accused in the case, Shuaib, a resident of Krishnapur 7th block, Surathkal, Rehmat's husband, Abdul Sattar, the second accused in the case, Kalandar Shafi, a resident of Nandavar, Mustafa, the fourth accused in the case, and Siraj, the sixth accused in the case.
The Kavoor police had submitted a 2,255-page chargesheet in the case to the Mangaluru 3rd Additional District Court.
However, the accused had filed a bail application in the Karnataka High Court.z
In the meantime, a team led by the investigating officer, Police Inspector Mahesh Prasad of Surathkal Police Station, had approached the High Court to hand over three of the accused for additional investigation. However, the Supreme Court had dismissed the additional custody application.
On October 7, 2024, Mumtaz Ali's car was found in mysterious circumstances at the Kulur bridge.
Initially it was suspected that he had jumped into the Falguni river, and a missing person complaint was lodged by his daughter in this regard.
However, later Mumtaz’s bother Haider Ali filed a complaint alleging that Rehmat, Abdul Sattar, Qalandar Shafi, Mustafa, Shuaib, Siraj were mentally harassing Mumtaz and that they abbeted him to commit suicide
Based on Haider Ali’s complaint, the Kavoor police had registered a case and initiated an investigation into the matter.
The Police conducted search in the Kulur river over suspicion of alleged suicide and on October 8, Mumtaz Ali’s lifeless body was discovered in the river.
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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.
