B'luru: One killed, four injured as fire breaks out in hotel; short circuit suspected to be cause
Bengaluru: In a major fire accident that occurred in a hotel located at Nagarbhavi on Friday, one person, identified as Rajkumar (45), was killed and four others sustained severe burn injuries.
The fire broke out late Friday night in the hotel located on the service road parallel to the Nagarbhavi Outer Ring Road and spread to the top floor where eight staff members were staying. Five of the eight people fell ill due to the dense smoke and were taken to hospital after being rescued from the place.
Police have said that one of the workers, Rajkumar, however, is learned to have succumbed to the health problems due to the smoke. The remaining four staff members are being treated in hospital, they added.
The fire brigade rushed to the spot and doused the fire.
The fire is suspected to have broken out due to a short circuit in the hotel
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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.
