Gram panchayat member shot at by bike-borne assailants near Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): A gram panchayat member was injured after he was shot at allegedly by six bike-borne assailants near here, police said on Monday.
The incident occurred on Sunday evening in Islampur area of Nelamangala taluk, which falls under the jurisdiction of Bengaluru Rural, they said.
Saleem Pasha (50), is stated to be out of danger and undergoing treatment at a hospital, police said.
Those involved in the attack have been identified. They are from the same village and the incident is suspected to be a result of personal enmity, they added.
According to K S Nagaraj, Additional Superintendent of Police, Bengaluru Rural, on Sunday, around 6.30 pm in Islampura, when Pasha was discussing with a group of people, six people came on two bikes and one of them fired at him using a country-made pistol, resulting injuries to his shoulder.
"We have started the investigation under the leadership of our DySP Jagadeesh, Nelamangala, and we have identified the culprits. They will soon be arrested, and strict action will be taken," he added.
Preliminary investigation has revealed that Pasha was attacked previously in another issue, and the case is still in court.
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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.
