Overview

• Authorities imposed a curfew in Leh and prohibitory orders under BNSS Section 163 in Kargil after protests over statehood and Sixth Schedule protections turned violent, leaving at least four dead and more than 70 injured.
• The Home Ministry said ongoing dialogue had yielded outcomes including raising ST reservation to 84 percent, one‑third reservation for women in councils, and recognition of Bhoti and Purgi as official languages, while faulting Wangchuk for incendiary remarks.
• In a joint press briefing, the Kargil Democratic Alliance alleged negotiations with the Centre stopped in May, demanded an independent probe into use of force, and called a shutdown in Kargil to protest the killings.
• Khandwa police arrested Ayub Khan, who confessed to opening women’s graves and molesting corpses in May and again on September 21, with officials moving to act under the NSA given his extensive criminal record.
• Delhi Police widened their investigation into the Shri Sharada Institute case, recording 32 student statements as 17 alleged sexual abuse by Swami Chaitanyananda, naming three female wardens as co‑accused, and continuing a manhunt for the absconding suspect; separately, fact‑checkers traced a viral UP police‑beating video to 2021 and Lucknow officials said leopard claims lacked evidence with images suspected to be AI‑generated.