Overview
- A Goa magistrate’s report found the Arpora nightclub operated illegally on salt‑pan land without a valid trade licence and fire safeguards before the 6 December blaze that killed 25, with police arresting eight people including three owners and the state suspending five officials.
- The Supreme Court stayed the Delhi High Court order granting bail to convict Kuldeep Singh Sengar, keeping him in custody as the top court reviews the legal basis cited by the high court.
- Uttarakhand police labeled the killing of 24‑year‑old Tripura resident Anjel Chakma in Dehradun a racial attack and arrested five suspects, including two minors, as the chief minister pledged tough action.
- Madhya Pradesh’s Special Intensive Revision draft roll removed 42.74 lakh names statewide, with 4.55 lakh more deletions of women than men and disproportionately higher cuts on many ST/SC and rural seats, potentially affecting close margins in dozens of constituencies.
- Mumbai police probed a threat message scrawled on a dusty car near MP Sanjay Raut’s home; the bomb squad found no explosives, CCTV footage is being examined and security has been reinforced.