Three men arrested in Kundapur for illegal cattle transport, one absconding
Kundapur: Three youngsters accused of transporting cattle illegally were arrested by Gangolli Police on Friday when they were trying to escape as the crime came to light recently, while a third accused is absconding.
The arrested youngsters are identified as Muhammad Abid (18), a resident of Gulmi in Bhatkal, Muhammad Abaan, also called Kaki Minda (19), of Moodugopadi, and Mohammad Shinan, also called Chinnu (19), of Gulwadi. Their accomplice, Thouheed, is learned to have escaped arrest.
The four men were taking the cattle to Aloor in Bantawadi in a pickup vehicle when a car collided with the vehicle near the Guddammadi Cross under the jurisdiction limits of the Gangolli Police Station on Friday evening. As a male calf was seen in the vehicle, giving rise to suspicion of cattle transport, the men in the transport vehicle escaped from the spot and attempted to swim across River Sowparnika near Gangolli.
The police officers arrived at the spot on receiving information of the collision and suspected cattle transport and, with the help of the locals, succeeded in arresting three of the four accused.
A case has been registered in the Gangolli Police Station and investigation is underway.
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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.
