Overview
- India’s top court stayed the Delhi High Court’s bail for convicted rapist and former MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, keeping him in custody and seeking responses in four weeks while flagging the ‘public servant’ enhancement under POCSO.
- Police in Ghazipur recovered the third victim’s body in a triple-murder case after draining a pond and using drones, and suspended two officers over alleged lapses as the investigation accelerates.
- Dehradun police arrested five people, including two juveniles, over the killing of Tripura student Anjel Chakma, treating the assault as a racial attack as the Uttarakhand chief minister promised tough action.
- The Meteorological Department warned the cold wave and dense fog will persist through January 4, with visibility in Panna dropping to about 20 metres and Bihar reporting flight cancellations and delayed trains.
- Ajit Pawar’s NCP and Sharad Pawar’s NCP (SP) agreed to a limited pact for the Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal polls, while West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee announced a Mahakal temple project as BJP’s Amit Shah toured the state.