Overview
- Police in Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh, suspended and arrested ASI Manoj Yadav after a crash that killed teacher Dashrath Singh and severely injured his family, with his 10-year-old son’s legs amputated; he was produced in court and granted bail as medical reports are awaited.
- Villagers in Neemuch blocked roads seeking compensation, and officials announced immediate relief from the Red Cross with proposals for additional aid under the CM’s Relief Fund.
- Two separate collisions with stationary trucks killed four friends in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli and a 23-year-old driver in Ahmedabad, where police impounded the vehicles, registered cases and noted a seriously injured passenger.
- A truck–car crash on the Guna bypass in Madhya Pradesh left two dead and four injured; police seized the truck, registered a case and launched a search for the absconding driver.
- A speeding SUV in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, ploughed into bystanders, killing four and injuring three, prompting a probe and local road blockade, as the Supreme Court lists a suo motu hearing on the fatal Phalodi highway crash for November 10 in a sign of wider safety scrutiny.