In Pune, Siya Goyal and Chetan Choudhury have been sent to 14-day judicial custody as police intensify the investigation with polygraph tests, crime scene recreations, and fresh evidence. The alleged Ram Mandir donation theft probe has also gathered pace, with the RSS demanding strict action against those responsible. Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu politics has erupted after the arrest of a DMK MLA over controversial remarks targeting Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay. Across India, monsoon rains continue to expose crumbling civic infrastructure, while Bengaluru police have arrested two daycare workers in an alleged child abuse case. The Centre has also summoned Meta over reports of alleged child sexual abuse advertisements on Instagram.
