Overview
- Kaushambi police said a mother confessed to pushing her 12-year-old into the Yamuna; she has been jailed as multi-team river searches continue for the body.
- Golconda police in Hyderabad recovered a four-year-old within 24 hours of her abduction and arrested an auto driver and his ex-wife, who were produced in court.
- A Delhi 'clean air' demonstration near India Gate featured posters and slogans for Maoist commander Madvi Hidma; police detained about six people, registered an FIR, and are examining whether the event was steered off course.
- A viral Instagram Live showing a Meerut youth abroad displaying an AK-47 and a grenade prompted Bijnor and Meerut police and the cyber cell to probe the accounts and financial transactions linked to the participants.
- Separate investigations include Badaun workers reporting a 20–25 kg ice chunk falling at a brick kiln with administration inquiry underway, Auraiya SOG arresting two in a Rs 30.63 lakh social-media fraud case, and Sangli police detaining an allegedly intoxicated driver after a multi-vehicle crash that injured several.