Overview

• Karni Sena national president Jeevan Singh Sherpur and four other leaders were granted conditional release outside Harda district on Monday.
• Over 50 members of the group remain in custody under prohibitory orders issued under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
• Congress leader Digvijaya Singh visited Harda to meet detainees and condemned the use of tear gas, water cannons and alleged beatings at a student hostel.
• Harda police insist that limited force was necessary to prevent protesters from seizing fraud suspects being escorted to court.
• Political parties have demanded a judicial inquiry into weekend clashes while the BJP accuses the Congress of politicizing a personal dispute over a fake diamond sale.