Puttur: Veteran freedom fighter Ibrahim Haji passes away
Puttur: Veteran freedom fighter Bolladi Ibrahim Haji passed away on Sunday at his house here at Olamogru village. He was 99.
Ibrahim Haji reportedly accompanied Mahatma Gandhi in 1934 when the father of the nation arrived to Puttur as a part of his freedom struggle. Ibrahim joined Mahatma Gandhi and accompanied him till Bengaluru. He had spoken about taking India’s freedom struggle in an interview himself.
Ibrahim was a former member of Olamogru Gram Panchayath and has also served as the secretary of the Shekamale Jamaat.
He also took part in several movements of farmers in the state and was a member of State Farmers’ Union until his death.
The deceased is survived by four sons, two daughters and other family members. Ibrahim’s funeral was held at Shekamale Mosque here.
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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.
