Overview
- State officials formed a fact-finding committee led by IAS officer Ravi Jain that reached Sri Ganganagar to inspect the site and record statements.
- Police arrested three people after BJP MLA Jaideep Bihani reported he was assaulted during a public hearing on local works.
- Assistant Engineer Jaganlal Bairwa of the Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project, who is from a Scheduled Caste, accused the MLA and his supporters of beating him and using casteist slurs.
- RUIDP officials displayed injuries at a press conference and alleged they were forced to change shirts and had their phones seized to stop any recording.
- Engineer unions took mass leave in several districts and Dalit groups demanded a fair inquiry and action under the SC/ST law if the allegations hold.