Infant mauled to death by stray dog in Karnataka’s Bidar
Bidar (Karnataka) (PTI): A four-month-old infant was allegedly mauled to death by a stray dog in this district on Saturday morning, police said.
The incident occurred in Dabalgundi village in Humnabad taluk of Bidar district, they said.
According to the police, the infant had been put to sleep inside the house by the parents, who had gone outside, leaving the door unlocked.
During this time, a stray dog allegedly entered the house and attacked the infant, who was sleeping in a cradle, a senior police officer said.
The dog severely injured the baby by biting it on different parts of the body. Hearing the baby’s cries, the parents rushed back into the house in panic, only to find the infant lying in a pool of blood, he said.
The infant was rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared the baby dead, he added.
A case in the matter is yet to be registered, police said, adding that they are awaiting the medical examination report. 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.
