Overview

• Pakistan’s Jaffar Express was hit by a powerful blast in Mastung’s Dasht area, derailing coaches hours after a separate strike nearby, with rescue operations underway and no official toll released.
• Ladakh’s statehood agitation saw arson and clashes in Leh as Sonam Wangchuk ended a 15‑day fast urging restraint, with the Home Ministry setting 6 October talks on demands including Sixth Schedule protections.
• Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan received release orders across 72 cases and, after police and revenue verification filings, is expected to walk out of Sitapur jail following 23 months in custody.
• Delhi Police issued a Look‑Out Circular for Swami Chaitanyanand over sexual‑harassment and fraud allegations tied to a Delhi institute, probing wardens’ roles, recovered chats and deleted CCTV footage while the accused remains absconding.
• Mumbai’s Bangur Nagar police registered a court‑directed FIR against industrialist Nusli Wadia and six others in a decades‑old land dispute, alleging fraud, forgery and use of fake documents.