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Delhi CJP Protest Turns Violent, Injuries Reported

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis defended Delhi Police’s actions during the Jantar Mantar protests, stressing that peaceful demonstrations are a constitutional right only when conducted with proper permission and that unauthorised violence or attempts to destabilise politics are unacceptable. He warned that leaderless or faceless protests can be infiltrated by vested interests and cited police damage and injuries as justification for measured action, while acknowledging some participants acted with sincere intentions.

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Amravati spiritual leader booked for rape, POCSO; absconding

A spiritual leader of Anand Math in Amravati, Dattagiri Guru Jairamji Maharaj, has been booked under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and POCSO Act for allegedly raping and sexually exploiting a woman who was a minor when the abuse began in 2016, with police launching a search for him as he remains absconding. The case is being investigated by Chandur Railway police, with the survivor’s account detailing repeated offenses over the years and further probe underway.

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Congress alleges Dhankhar forced to resign, no farewell

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh marks a year since Jagdeep Dhankhar’s resignation as Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman, saying he was forcibly ousted after raising farmers’ distress and was denied a formal farewell. The remarks align Dhankhar’s exit with contemporaneous student protests over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak and broader questions about government insensitivity.

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