Overview

• In Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, a tractor‑trolley carrying devotees for Durga idol immersion overturned into water, with reports citing at least 10 deaths and some outlets reporting 12, as recoveries and searches continue.
• Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced ₹4 lakh compensation for the next of kin of the deceased and directed treatment for the injured; a separate immersion‑related trolley overturning near Ujjain left two dead and four injured.
• In Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, six people—including five from one family and their driver—died when their SUV hit a parked truck en route to Haridwar to immerse a relative’s ashes, with CCTV capturing the crash and police seeking the truck driver.
• In Panchkula, Haryana, an overloaded Mahindra pickup returning devotees from Mansa Devi Temple overturned, killing one pilgrim and injuring about 30, and police booked the driver under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions for rash and negligent acts.
• In Bihar’s Kaimur district, three occupants of an SUV were killed and seven injured in a collision with a container truck on NH 19, with police stating the group was traveling to Kichhauchha Sharif and that post‑mortems are underway.