Belagavi businessman murder: Accused arrested after victim succumbs to injuries
Belagavi: City police have arrested a 26-year-old man in connection with the murder of a businessman who was attacked in broad daylight in Belagavi’s market area.
The accused, Ayan Nayakwadi, was taken into custody on Sunday for the murder of Fazal Dafedar (56), a resident of Veerabhadra Nagar.
According to police, the incident took place on Friday when Nayakwadi allegedly entered Dafedar’s shop in Darbar Gully and attacked him with a hammer, striking him on the head. The accused fled the scene immediately after the assault.
Dafedar, who sustained serious injuries, was rushed to a private hospital by eyewitnesses. He remained under treatment for two days before succumbing to his injuries on Sunday.
Market Police, who had registered a case and launched an investigation, arrested the accused on Sunday.
Further 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.
