Overview
- Neemuch, MP: ASI Manoj Yadav was suspended and arrested after allegedly ramming his SUV into motorcycles, killing teacher Dashrath and grievously injuring four, and he was granted bail as police await his medical report.
- Protests erupted in Neemuch with demands for compensation, and officials cited immediate relief from the Red Cross and proposals for additional aid under the CM’s fund.
- Rewa, MP: A speeding SUV hit a motorcycle and ploughed into bystanders, killing four and injuring others, as the district collector announced Rs 50,000 assistance per victim and villagers briefly blocked the highway.
- Noida: Two died and at least 14 were injured when a mini pick-up truck struck a divider on the New Hindon Flyover, sending several passengers off the bridge, with police probing loss of control on a turn.
- Separate crashes included four friends killed when a car hit a parked truck in Shamli, a 23-year-old dead after an SUV struck a stationary truck in Ahmedabad (FIR filed), a Mumbai dumper hit-and-run that killed a biker, and fatalities reported in Sikar and Ballia.