Mandya: Woman murdered by lover in KR Pete Taluk, body hidden in field
Mandya: In a shocking incident, a woman was allegedly murdered by her lover in Karoti village of KR Pete taluk, Mandya district. The deceased has been identified as Preeti (35), a resident of Hosakoppalu in Hassan district, while the accused is Puneet, a native of Karoti village.
According to police sources, Preeti and Puneet had recently come in contact through Instagram, and their online friendship reportedly turned into a romantic relationship. Preeti was married, but the two are said to have continued meeting in secret.
On Sunday, the duo reportedly went on a trip by car, visiting tourist spots in Mysuru and Mandya. During the return journey, Puneet allegedly took Preeti to the Kattaraghatta forest area near KR Pete, where he murdered her. After the crime, he is said to have stolen the gold jewellery she was wearing and then buried her body in his farmland in Karoti village.
The incident came to light after Preeti’s husband, Sundaresh, filed a missing complaint with the Hassan police. During the investigation, the police traced the last phone calls made by Preeti and found links pointing to Puneet. Upon questioning, Puneet reportedly confessed to the crime.
A case has been registered at Kikkeri Police Station, and further investigation is underway.
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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.
