Bhatkal: Bullet tanker overturns after falling off National Highway
Bhatkal: A bullet tanker which transport gas reportedly overturned after getting off the National Highway 66 near Nishat Hospital in Bhatkal on Wednesday morning.
The incident took place when the driver reportedly lost control over the wheel and the vehicle went off the road.
The Tanker which belongs to Hindustan Petroleum was en route to refill on gas and was reportedly heading towards Mangalore at the time of the accident. Fortunately, the driver of the tanker, Ajay Yadav (25), a resident of Jharkhand, was able to escape harm in the nick of time.
As the place of the accident was close to several homes, a private hospital, a hotel, bank, post office, and a garage, locals have expressed it could have spelled disaster for the surrounding areas, had the tanker contained flammable gas.
Police officials and fire brigade services were on the spot as a precautionary measure and efforts were underway to lift the vehicle.
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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.
