Overview
- Delhi High Court suspended ex-MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar’s sentence in the Unnao case by citing a 1984 precedent that keeps elected representatives outside IPC/POCSO ‘public servant’ definitions.
- Women’s groups rallied outside the Delhi High Court and the victim moved the Supreme Court to overturn the order, with the CBI and independent lawyers also signaling or filing challenges.
- Udaipur police arrested an IT firm CEO and two others after a manager alleged gangrape in a car, saying dashcam audio and medical injuries offer prima facie corroboration as investigators probe possible intoxication.
- In Bangladesh, an Islamist mob attacked a James (Nagar Baul) concert in Faridpur, injuring attendees and forcing cancellation, following a disputed lynching in Rajbari and arson at Hindu homes in Chattogram that authorities downplayed as non-communal.
- Maharashtra’s municipal contests have coalesced into three blocs, with BJP–Shinde together, Ajit Pawar aligning with Sharad Pawar in Pune, and Congress partnering with the Thackeray brothers in Pune as seat-sharing talks continue.