Male elephant dies of 'electrocution' in TN
Erode (PTI): A 12-year-old male elephant died of "electrocution" in the Anthiyur forest area in the district, forest officials said on Wednesday.
According to Anthiyur forest officials, the villagers noticed a elephant lying dead in Karumparai forest area near Thooka Naicken Palayam, on Tuesday evening.
A team of forest officials rushed to the spot and examined the elephant. They suspect that the animal might have been electrocuted.
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The officials said the farmers cultivating crops have put up electric fencing to prevent entry of animals into their farmland. The elephant in search of water and food might have tried to enter the farmland and would have come into contact with the live wire, resulting in death, they said.
The exact cause of the death will be known only after conducting an autopsy on Wednesday, the officials said.
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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.
