KSRTC bus rams into house near Tiptur after tyre burst; over 35 injured, hospitalised
Tiptur: In a major accident near Konehalli Siddapura village in Tiptur taluk, a KSRTC bus lost control and crashed into a roadside house, leaving over 35 passengers injured. The incident occurred when the bus, which was en route from Shivamogga to Bengaluru, suffered a tyre burst.
Following the tyre explosion, the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, causing it to veer off the road. The bus collided with an electric pole and a coconut tree before crashing into the house of a resident named Puttanna. The sudden impact left several passengers, including women and children, with injuries.
The injured were immediately shifted to Tiptur Government Hospital and Arasikere Government Hospital for treatment.
Local authorities, including Honnawalli Sub-Inspector Rajesh, Rural Circle Inspector Chandrashekar, and DySP Vinayak Shetigeri, visited the accident site to assess the situation. KSRTC officials were also present at the scene.
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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.
