Two women among 4 Bengaluru tourists found hanging at dharmshala in Bihar's Rajgir
Patna (PTI): Four tourists, including two women, from Bengaluru were found hanging in their room at a dharmshala in Bihar’s Nalanda district on Friday, a police official said.
The incident occurred in Rajgir town, a major pilgrimage site for both Buddhists and Jains.
The police broke open the door of their room and found the four tourists dead.
Rajgir DSP Sunil Kumar Singh said, “At around 9:40 am, the manager of the dharmshala informed the Rajgir police station that some people had arrived from Bengaluru and were staying in a room. A foul smell was emanating from that room.”
Singh said that when the police personnel, in the presence of a magistrate, entered the room, the four were found hanging.
The DSP said that mobile phones were seized from the incident spot, and it was ascertained from the phone numbers that they were from the southern metropolis.
Singh added that the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team in Patna was called for inspection.
He added that efforts were being made to contact the family members of the deceased.
“After the forensic team's investigation and post-mortem examination, further legal action will be taken,” the DSP said.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
ICSE, ISC results: Girls outperform boys, pass rate over 99%
New Delhi (PTI): The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations on Thursday announced the Class 10 and Class 12 results for 2026, with overall pass percentages of 99.18 per cent and 99.13 per cent, respectively.
A total of 2,58,721 candidates appeared for the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE), or Class 10, examination.
About 1,03,316 students took the Indian School Certificate (ISC), or Class 12, exam.
Girls outperformed boys in both examinations.
In ICSE, girls recorded a pass percentage of 99.46 per cent compared to 98.93 per cent for boys.
In ISC, girls achieved a 99.48 per cent pass percentage, while those of boys stood at 98.81 per cent.
Students can now access their scorecards on the official website cisce.org.
