CM Siddaramaiah raising hand left me shocked, family disturbed: ASP Baramani stands by VRS request
Bengaluru: Additional Superintendent of Police Narayan Baramani has reportedly clarified that his request for voluntary retirement from service (VRS) still stands and is currently under review by the Home Department, following a controversial incident involving Chief Minister Siddaramaiah during a Congress protest rally in Belagavi.
“I have not withdrawn my request. If the government approves it, I will proceed with voluntary retirement. If it is rejected, I will decide on my future course of action,” Deccan Herald quoted Baramani as saying.
Baramani had submitted his VRS request about a month ago, citing humiliation and mental distress following a public confrontation with the Chief Minister on April 28, when he was on duty in Belagavi after being deputed from Dharwad.
In a detailed three-page letter addressed to the Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Home Affairs (Police Services), Baramani recounted that during the rally, a group of women had shown black flags and raised slogans while CM Siddaramaiah was speaking. The Chief Minister reportedly stopped mid-speech, pointed at Baramani and shouted, “Hey! Who’s the SP here? Come here!” When Baramani went up the stage, Siddaramaiah allegedly raised his hand in a sudden gesture but withdrew it immediately.
“My entire family has been mentally disturbed ever since. Despite this, neither the chief minister nor any other government official on his behalf, nor even senior officials from our own department, made any effort to console or address the issue. Even my colleagues did not condemn the insult I faced,” he said.
“I have been publicly humiliated and blamed for something I did not do. Left with no other option, I am submitting this request for voluntary retirement. I humbly request that it be accepted,” the letter, cited by DH, reads.
Following his VRS submission, both Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Home Minister G. Parameshwara summoned Baramani to Bengaluru, urging him to reconsider his decision and requesting him not to proceed with the VRS.
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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.
