Overview

• Agra officials confirmed five deaths from a drowning during a Durga idol immersion in Kheragarh, with specialized teams searching for several missing in the Utangan river.
• NDRF units, PAC divers, paramilitary personnel and an Army engineering team were deployed after participants reportedly entered a non-designated, deeper stretch of the river.
• Villagers in Agra protested over the pace of rescue operations as district leaders supervised efforts and pledged compensation in line with norms.
• In Cuttack, Odisha, police said a late-night clash over high-decibel music injured Deputy Commissioner Rishikesh Khilari and others, prompted a CAPF call-up and led to six arrests before processions resumed under heavy security.
• Cities rolled out heightened safeguards, including artificial immersion pits and surveillance; Kolkata prepared a Red Road immersion carnival on October 5 featuring 113 award-winning pujas with extensive traffic restrictions.