The teen’s family had also received a compensation of Rs 4 lakh from the government, as it was believed that he had died after being hit by a train on February 26.

After Maharashtra government made Hindi compulsory as a third language under NEP 2020, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis asserted that while Marathi is non-negotiable and must be learned by all, learning additional languages remains a personal choice.

Malayalam actor Shine Tom Chacko, who fled from a hotel in Kochi during a narcotics raid earlier this week, was arrested by Kochi police on Saturday after about a four-hour long interrogation in connection with a drug case. He got bail hours later.