Two women die after electric pole falls on them in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Mar 18 (PTI): Two women died allegedly after an electric pole fell on them during an ongoing road repair work here, police said on Tuesday.
The deceased were identified as Sumati and Soni Kumari, residents of the Suddaguntepalya area, they said.
According to Soni's family members, she was four months pregnant.
However, police said, it can be ascertained only through the autopsy report which is awaited.
The incident occurred on Monday evening when the women were returning home after picking their children up from tuition classes.
According to the police, repair work was underway at Suddaguntepalya main road when a JCB driver accidentally hit an electric pole while reversing the vehicle. The pole collapsed on the women and they died before reaching the hospital.
However, their children did not sustain any major injuries.
A case of causing death due to negligence has been registered against the JCB driver and the road contractor at the Baiyyappanahalli police station.
"The JCB driver was arrested in connection with the incident and further investigation is underway," an officer 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.
