Overview

• Uttar Pradesh Police said total arrests have reached nine after four additional suspects were picked up based on CCTV, eyewitness accounts and interrogations.
• Those newly held include a man accused of sheltering the main suspect and an onlooker who allegedly failed to alert authorities, according to the Raebareli SP.
• Investigators said they are initiating action under the National Security Act and the UP Gangsters Act against the accused.
• A video that shows the assault is under examination, police are tracking online commentary, and officials warned of action over misinformation.
• Three police personnel, including a sub-inspector, were suspended for alleged negligence as Congress leaders denounced the killing and police urged against assigning a caste motive.