Two held with 6.4 kg ganja at Gadag railway station
Bengaluru (PTI): Two persons were arrested for possessing 6.4 kg of ganja worth around Rs 6.46 lakh at Gadag railway station, police said on Monday.
According to the Railway Protection Force (RPF), the arrests were made on October 26 during a special drive under 'operation NARCOS', when RPF personnel at Gadag railway station noticed two men, both around 20 years old, sitting on platform number one with two backpacks in a suspicious manner.
On questioning, the duo revealed that they were residents of Dharwad district. A search of their bags led to the recovery of two bundles wrapped in grey and brown tape, suspected to contain dry ganja, the RPF said in a statement.
"The excise department was informed, and the excise sub-inspector of Gadag Range arrived at the spot. The seized substance, weighing about 6.465 kg and valued at approximately Rs 6.46 lakh, was confiscated after completing legal formalities," the statement added.
Both accused were handed over to the excise department for further legal action, the RPF said.
In another case, Bengaluru Customs earlier in the day said they intercepted a passenger arriving from Bangkok at Kempegowda International Airport and seized 2.2 kg of hydroponic ganja hidden in his luggage.
Officials said the passenger's checked-in luggage had a false bottom on both sides. On inspection, four packets containing 2.2 kg of hydroponic weed (ganja) were found in the concealed compartments.
The contraband was seized, and an investigation is underway to determine the source and destination of the narcotics, they added.
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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.
