Rape accused in Bidar gets lifer, Rs 1 lakh fine
doctor who performed abortion gets 5-year RI, Rs 5 lakh fine
Bidar: The District and Sessions Court has sentenced the accused in a POCSO Act case to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh, and the doctor who performed the abortion to five years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5 lakh.
Santhapur CDPO Bhimsen Chauhan has said that the accused, Santhosh Maitre, reportedly raped a 14-year-old girl in Santhapur repeatedly in 2021. The girl was confirmed to be pregnant in 2022, when Dr. Vaijinath Biradar, a doctor in a private hospital, performed an abortion on her. Chauhan filed a complaint with the Santhapur Police Station in 2023 regarding the issue.
A case was registered by the Santhapur Police Sub-inspector Mehboob Ali based on Chauhan’s complaint. The Aurad police team, led by Circle Inspector Raghuveer Singh Thakur conducted the investigation and filed a charge-sheet against Maitre and Dr. Biradar in court in 2023.
The District and Sessions Court has passed the verdict in the case, sentencing and fining the accused duo.
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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.
