Overview

• Uttar Pradesh ATS detained Mohammad Raza in Malappuram after earlier arrests of Akmal Raza, Salmani, Mohammad Tausif and Qasim Ali yielded leads, with investigators pursuing interstate links and funding tied to the alleged network.
• Bareilly police say the September 26 unrest was planned from September 19 under Maulana Tauqir Raza’s direction, with professional criminals called in and about 30 armed participants captured in video and drone footage.
• Authorities report more than 80 arrests in Bareilly and allege in FIRs and interrogations that attackers plotted to target police; two suspects were injured and held in encounters and stolen police equipment was recovered.
• Marking the RSS centenary, the Prime Minister unveiled a Rs 100 coin featuring Bharat Mata and an RSS motto and released a commemorative stamp referencing the 1963 Republic Day parade.
• RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat cited the Pahalgam terror attack to urge greater vigilance and pressed for swadeshi in light of tariff pressures, while Maharashtra authorized 24-hour operations for most shops except liquor outlets.