Overview
- Bareilly police said a 1:23 a.m. WhatsApp post by accused Nadeem Khan calling an IMC appeal “fake” helped trigger the September 26 violence, with FIRs naming Maulana Taukir Raza and 73 arrests recorded so far.
- Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara said the Dharmasthala allegations probe remains with the SIT and awaits Forensic Science Laboratory results after skeletal remains were recovered from two riverbank sites.
- An arch collapse at the North Chennai thermal power project killed nine workers and injured about ten, with rescue operations continuing and police stating the cause has not yet been determined.
- In the Zubeen Garg death inquiry, Assam’s CID/SIT arrested his manager Siddharth Sharma and festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahant, with the DGP indicating a logical conclusion is expected within seven days.
- Seven people, including a father and son, died in separate lightning strikes in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur district, and the ADM said relief teams are active with compensation to follow within 48 hours.