Kerala man dies after jeep plunges into gorge near Virajpet
Madikeri: A 50-year-old man from Kerala died after the jeep he was driving plunged into a gorge in the limits of Virajpet Rural Police Station.
The deceased has been identified as Balakrishnan (50), a resident of Kannur in Kerala.
According to police, the accident occurred on Monday night when Balakrishnan was travelling from Virajpet towards Kannur. The jeep is said to have gone out of control and fallen into a deep gorge.
Balakrishnan sustained severe injuries and died in the accident.
His body was later found inside the jeep in a gorge located about five kilometres from the Perumbadi check post.
Virajpet Rural Police have registered a case in this regard.
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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.
