Overview

• Chandigarh Police registered FIR No. 156 on charges including abetment to suicide and SC/ST atrocity provisions after Y Puran Kumar’s note named 13 officials, with investigators reviewing call records and administrative documents.
• IAS officer Amneet P. Kumar, the late IPS officer’s wife, filed a complaint seeking swift action and protection, as the chief minister met the family and promised a transparent inquiry.
• In Ayodhya’s Paglabhari village, a house explosion killed five including three children; police say early findings point to a cooker or gas cylinder blast, with FSL and bomb squad teams examining debris.
• Assam CID arrested two of singer Zubeen Garg’s personal security officers after flagging roughly Rs 1.1 crore in suspicious transactions, and a court ordered five days’ custody.
• In Pakistan, authorities blocked routes to Islamabad and suspended internet services in the capital region as TLP rallies escalated, with clashes in Lahore leaving injuries and reported protester deaths.