Overview

• A 65-year-old beggar woman in Hardoi, Daya Kumari, was struck with bricks over 10–20 rupees in a late-night assault captured on CCTV
• Police arrested the assailant, Ramkumar, filed formal charges against him and reported that Daya Kumari remains in stable condition at a trauma center
• In Nagpur, authorities traced a bomb threat to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari’s residence to Umesh Vishnu Raut via mobile-location tracking and arrested him after confirming the call was a hoax
• In Budaun, Uttar Pradesh, police registered an FIR under the Anti-Conversion Act against Arbaaz for allegedly raping a minor and coercing her to change religion, and a manhunt is ongoing
• Investigators say the suspect’s now-closed hookah bar was used to drug, film and blackmail multiple Hindu girls, underscoring a broader pattern of sexual violence and coercion