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Second NEET aspirant dies by suicide in three days in Kota
Kota (Rajasthan), Nov 30: Yet another student preparing for NEET in Rajasthan’s coaching hub of Kota has committed suicide by hanging herself, the police said on Thursday.The victim has been identified as Nisha Yadav (21), a resident of Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh, who had come to Kota six months back. Her body was found in a private hostel in the Mahavir Nagar area at around 1.30 a.m. on Thursday. On November 27, a NEET aspirant from West Bengal, Faureed Hussain (20), had committed suicide in the city, taking the student suicide toll to over 25 this year alone in this education hub.Nisha had spoken talked to her father shortly before taking the extreme step. (IANS)

 

 

Rapido driver sexually assaults, woman throws her out of vehicle
New Delhi, Nov 30: A Bengaluru woman was sexually assaulted by a Rapido auto driver on Wednesday and was thrown out of the moving vehicle when she defended herself. One of the woman’s friends, Ankur Bagchi, described the incident on X, encouraging others not to use the ride-hailing platform. He went on to say that when the woman called Rapido for assistance, they stated that they did not keep records of auto drivers who worked for them and that it was not their problem.The user then sought assistance from others in locating the driver. “She reached out to Rapido to resolve this and they said sorry, we don’t store auto driver details, not our problem. We’re working on sorting this out, but in the meantime she needs medical care. If you have any leads on how we can find this guy, ping me,” he wrote. Bagchi’s post received numerous retweets and comments, but most importantly, a response from the city police, who asked for more information. In July, police arrested a Rapido driver, who misbehaved with a woman passenger during the ride and even afterwards harassed her over the phone. (IANS)

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