Congress Calls CWC Meet on 29 September Over Chief Election Commissioner Row

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar faces scrutiny following a media report highlighting objections raised by two Election Commissioners regarding the SIR exercise, changes to Form 6, and control over electoral data. Opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal, Akhilesh Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav, Uddhav Thackeray, and M.K. Stalin, demanded the removal or arrest of the poll chief and the scrapping of the process. In response, the Bharatiya Janata Party rejected the allegations, stating that the Supreme Court upheld the legal validity of the SIR process and that internal deliberations reflect a functioning democracy.

Investigation into the death of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakore has intensified, with Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi speaking to the family over the phone to assure them of support and justice. CCTV footage from the examination hall shows the 20-year-old student using a mobile phone before invigilator Professor Suryanarayana Dula takes away his answer sheet and escorts him out. Hours later on September 18, Sahil was found dead in his hostel room. As the Mumbai Crime Branch reconstructs his movements, IIT Bombay has formed a 10-member panel to investigate the incident. Professor Dula has been sent on leave amid allegations of caste-based harassment leveled by the family.

The investigation into the Tamil Nadu minor sexual abuse case has intensified as the police department summons three senior officers over the initial closure of the case. Investigators are examining whether the earlier closure report was sought under external pressure and probing the involvement of an anti-vice squad inspector. Concurrently, authorities are examining an alleged hush money trail amounting to nearly 70 crore rupees linked to a property transaction involving the accused, Veeramani. Summons have been issued to a businessman named Prakash regarding allegations that funds were transferred in an attempt to bury the case. Officials are working to trace Prakash's whereabouts while investigating who facilitated the financial transactions.

A lawyer slapped a man accused of molesting a minor girl in Bihar’s Jamui after he was produced in court on Wednesday. The accused, Hareram Yadav, was being escorted by police when lawyer Akash Pandey approached him and slapped him on the court premises.