Overview
- Pune City Police registered an FIR under AMASR provisions after an ASI complaint over a viral video of women offering prayers inside ASI-protected Shaniwarwada, following protests led by BJP MP Medha Kulkarni and a public 'purification' ritual.
- Panchkula police filed a murder and conspiracy case naming former Punjab DGP Mohammad Mustafa, ex-minister Razia Sultana, their daughter and daughter‑in‑law in Akil Akhtar’s death, with an ACP‑led SIT conducting forensic and digital examinations.
- A video recorded by the deceased alleging a family plot and claiming an 'illegal relationship' between Mustafa and Akhtar’s wife is part of the case record; the family rejects the allegations and says the investigation will clarify the facts.
- Visiting Israel, U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance said the October 10 Gaza ceasefire has held better than expected so far and warned Hamas to cooperate on disarmament, humanitarian aid and reconstruction or face annihilation.
- After a Fresno County Sheriff release identified 23-year-old Banwari Godara as the shooting victim in California, figures linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi network issued audio threats against rival Rohit Godara, prompting cross‑border law‑and‑order concerns; separately, Congress’s Ashok Gehlot met Tejashwi Yadav and said Bihar’s alliance remains united despite possible 'friendly fights' on a few seats.