Overview
- A Rouse Avenue special court discharged Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and other accused, ruling the prosecution’s material weak and insufficient to proceed.
- The order faults the CBI’s chargesheet, and the agency says it will appeal; Kejriwal alleged a political conspiracy by the prime minister and home minister, while Delhi BJP countered that other cases remain and the legal process continues.
- Afghan officials claimed retaliatory operations capturing multiple Pakistani border posts after recent airstrikes, with asserted casualties on Pakistani forces, though independent confirmation is not available.
- In Lucknow’s Ashiyana case, police say Akshat Pratap Singh killed his father on February 19; officers recovered body parts, a licensed rifle and cutting tools, and are probing a reported Rs 50 lakh dispute and digital evidence including social‑media activity and location data.
- In Kashipur, Uttarakhand, a woman alleged sexual assault and forced abortion by a serving constable; an FIR has been registered but no arrest has been reported, prompting scrutiny of police action.