Overview

• Jaisalmer police arrested Manish Jain, whose company modified the sleeper bus that caught fire on 14 October near Thaiyat, killing 21 of 57 passengers, with forensic checks focused on a newly installed AC unit.
• The Supreme Court issued an SOP instructing District Legal Services Authorities to deposit bail bonds for indigent undertrials up to Rs 1 lakh and to seek reduction where higher amounts were set.
• The CBI arrested DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar under the Prevention of Corruption Act, and Punjab suspended him after raids recovered about Rs 7.5 crore in cash along with gold and luxury items.
• In Rae Bareli, police said 16 people have been arrested over the lynching of Hariom Valmiki after drone-theft rumors, and five officers were suspended for negligence.
• Israel said the Rafah crossing with Egypt will remain closed until Hamas fulfills ceasefire terms, including returning remaining hostages and the agreed number of bodies.