Five held for selling banned Hydro Ganja in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): Five people have been arrested for selling the banned Hydro Ganja here, police said on Tuesday.
They said 3 kg 686 grams of Hydro Ganja, with a total market value of Rs 2.56 crore, was seized from their possession.
Based on credible information that the banned narcotic substance was being sold within the limits of Ashok Nagar and Malleshwaram Police Stations, the arrests were made.
Cases were registered under the NDPS Act at the respective police stations. Raids conducted at the locations identified by the informants resulted in the detention of five people on different dates, police said in a release.
During interrogation, all five accused confessed to procuring Hydro Ganja at lower prices from unidentified suppliers and selling it to the public, they said.
Police recovered 3 kg 686 grams of Hydro Ganja from their possession. The total value of the seized contraband is estimated at Rs 1.28 crore, while the market value is estimated at Rs 2.56 crore.
Efforts are continuing to trace the supplier of Hydro Ganja to the accused, they said, adding that investigation is in progress.
The five accused involved in the two cases were produced before the court, which remanded all five to judicial custody.
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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.
