Overview
- The Nov 23 ceremony in Sangli was postponed indefinitely after Smriti Mandhana’s father fell ill at the venue and was hospitalised, her manager said.
- Palash Muchhal had a brief hospital stay for stress and exhaustion with normal test results, according to his mother, who said he was highly distressed.
- Mandhana deleted photos and videos from the haldi, mehendi and sangeet on Instagram, and teammates including Jemimah Rodrigues removed related posts.
- Singer Palak Muchhal visited her brother at a Mumbai hospital and issued a statement asking for privacy for both families.
- Screenshots alleging flirty chats involving Palash, first shared by an Instagram user named Mary D’Costa and spread on Reddit, were reported without independent verification by news outlets.