Overview

• Police in Maddur, Mandya, imposed prohibitory orders and detained 21 people after stone-pelting near a mosque during a Ganesh immersion procession led to retaliatory clashes that injured at least eight.
• Superintendent of Police Mallikarjun Baladandi said two FIRs were filed, additional KSRP platoons were deployed, and further arrests are expected as authorities report the situation under control.
• Pro-Hindu groups and political leaders, including BJP and JD(S) figures, held protests despite restrictions, prompting a lathi charge; demands ranged from swift arrests to an NIA probe.
• In Mumbai, the BMC confirmed one death and five injuries after an electric wire contacted a Ganpati idol at Girgaon Chowpatty, with the incident under investigation.
• The Lalbaugcha Raja mandal faced a formal complaint from a fishermen’s body over a prolonged immersion delay and alleged mismanagement, while separate stone-pelting cases were reported in Burhanpur and Bhopal with police deployments.