Kasargod: Two youngsters killed in road accident as tempo carrying fish crashes into their bike
Kasaragod: In an accident between a Tempo and Bike that reportedly occurred on Wednesday night, two youngsters who were riding on the bike died at Kalnad Pete in the jurisdiction of the Melparamba police station here.
The deceased young men have been identified as NA Prajesh (21), a resident of Periya Naduvettupaara, and Anil (24), a resident of C.H. Nagar at Pallikere, it is learned.
The accident is said to have occurred around 10 pm on Wednesday near Kalnad Pete. Reportedly, the Tempo coming from Kasaragod which was transporting fish to Kanhangad collided with the bike, causing the accident.
Anil who was grievously injured in the accident died on the spot, and Prajesh breathed his last at the Kasaragod hospital, it is learned.
While Anil was working as a roofing labourer, Prajesh was a daily-wage painter.
Melparamba station police have registered a case in this regard.
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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.
