Mangaluru: Fugitive murder accused arrested after three years
Mangaluru (Karnataka), Jul 1(PTI): A murder accused who had been absconding for nearly three years after his bail was cancelled by the Supreme Court was arrested near Mangaluru, police said on Tuesday.
The accused was arrested on June 30 and produced before the magistrate today, following which he was sent to judicial custody, they said.
According to police, the accused, Mohammad Mustafa alias Musta, had earlier obtained bail from the Karnataka High Court in 2020 in connection with a daylight murder that took place near Mulki Vijay Sannidhi Highway.
However, the Supreme Court cancelled his bail on April 22, 2022, following which he allegedly fled abroad using a fake passport.
Mustafa is accused of involvement in the murder of Abdul Latif, who was killed on June 5, 2020, allegedly by a group of ten persons. A charge sheet was filed, and the case is currently under trial.
Police sources stated that Mustafa had escaped to Oman using forged documents and illegally re-entered India via Nepal in April 2024. A special team tracked him down and apprehended him on June 30 near his native village of Pakshikere in Mulki taluk.
Separate cases have been registered against him under various sections for illegal immigration, use of forged documents, and absconding from trial.
Police also confirmed that he faces a total of nine criminal cases across multiple districts, including Mangaluru, Chikkamagaluru, and Udupi.
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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.
