Overview

• Chandigarh Police set up a six-member SIT led by IG Pushpendra Kumar to investigate ADG Y Puran Kumar’s Oct. 7 death and the circumstances detailed in his note.
• An FIR based on wife Amneet P. Kumar’s complaint names multiple senior IAS/IPS officials; Haryana DGP Shatrugjit Kapoor and Rohtak SP Narendra Bijarania have been placed on leave.
• Relatives and community groups refused last rites and accused police of sending the body for post-mortem without consent, intensifying protests over handling of the case.
• In Tennessee, a powerful blast at Accurate Energetic Systems left 19 people unaccounted for, with responders initially held back by continuing small explosions as a lengthy investigation begins.
• In Rajasthan’s Alwar, a man died after a mob attack with rods and axes, prompting an FIR, police deployment and protests as investigators review video evidence.