Overview
- Uttarakhand High Court has sealed the Nainital district panchayat presidential result and scheduled a Monday hearing to determine if a fresh election is needed.
- Police filed FIRs naming the BJP district president and 15–20 unnamed suspects over the alleged kidnapping of five Congress-backed members near a polling booth.
- Petitioners submitted video evidence showing Dikar Singh Mewari and others being dragged away while officers on duty did not intervene.
- Police and district officials had presented affidavits claiming the members voluntarily abstained and were travelling, a stance the court sharply criticised.
- The bench directed authorities to locate and produce the missing members by the next hearing and to secure all CCTV footage and call records for investigation.