Congress Holds Pan-India Protests Demanding Resignation and Arrest of CEC Gyanesh Kumar

Congress leader and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party over alleged voter list deletions, asserting that 13 crore voters have been deleted and terming any political interference in elections an illegal act and treason. She demanded accountability regarding claims of directing the Election Commission of India. Meanwhile, the Election Commission previously released a joint statement endorsed by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Sandhu and Joshi, clarifying that all panel decisions are made with the consent of all three commissioners. Opposition parties and allies have demanded further clarification, discussing strategies regarding an impeachment petition against the Chief Election Commissioner.

A Chandigarh Police head constable, Nitin, posted in the accounts branch at police headquarters, was shot dead at his residence in Sector 22 on Friday morning. Neighbours raised the alarm following the sound of gunfire. Police found him lying on his bed with a gunshot wound to the head, and he was declared dead upon arrival at the hospital. A country-made pistol was recovered from the spot. Chandigarh Senior Superintendent of Police Kawaldeep Kaur visited the scene, confirming that forensic teams are gathering evidence and that Nitin's wife and son were present in the house at the time. Authorities stated that an investigation across all angles is actively underway.

The Delhi High Court has agreed to hear an urgent criminal writ plea seeking the takedown of sexually explicit, AI-manipulated deepfake images of a woman morphed with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The petitioner alleged that the morphed photographs were circulated on social media and displayed on physical banners during a protest in Delhi. Despite an FIR registered by the Delhi Police Cyber Cell, the plea states that authorities and social media platforms failed to remove the content. The petitioner cited targeted harassment, constant mental trauma, and severe threats, moving the court for immediate removal of the manipulated images.

American mercenary Matthew Aaron Van Dyke and a Ukrainian national, among seven foreigners arrested by the National Investigation Agency earlier this year, have been released from Delhi's Tihar Jail. The court granted them permission to travel to their respective home countries to visit their families for a period of one month. The temporary release from prison is subject to specific legal conditions and formalities.