Three men, including the son of a senior Maharashtra bureaucrat, were arrested late Sunday night for allegedly injuring a social media influencer in Thane earlier this week, a police official said.

Those arrested are Ashwajit Gaikwad – son of Anil Gaikwad, the Managing Director of the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation – and Romil Patel and Sagar Shedge.

“The three were arrested at 8:50 pm. A Mahindra Scorpio and a Landrover that were allegedly used in the incident have been seized. Kasarwadavali police is probing further,” Additional Commissioner of Police (West) Mahesh Patil told the media.

Priya Singh, 26, was seriously injured when she was allegedly hit by the accused’s car on December 11 evening near a hotel on Ghodbunder road.

As per her complaint to the police, she had gone to meet Gaikwad, her boyfriend of four-and-a-half years, at the hotel but the two ended up having an argument.

She alleged that when she reached Gaikwad’s car to collect her belongings, he asked his driver to run her over.

“Three bones were broken in my right leg. A surgery was done and a rod has been inserted in the leg. On the left side of my body, I have suffered deep injuries from my shoulder to my hips. I can’t move my body. I had registered a complaint on the day of the incident itself and a case has now been filed,” Ms Singh said.

The woman has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Justice DY Chandrachud for “justice”.

“Last night some policemen came. They were trying to force me to sign something. I refused. Because I did not have a lawyer. Neither did anyone from my family. They were forcing me, saying that whatever will happen tomorrow, sign now. When I did not sign, they got angry and went away,” Priya Singh said on Sunday.

JSW Group Managing Director Sajjan Jindal has been accused in an alleged rape case. A statement issued on behalf of Mr Jindal has called the allegation “false and baseless”. The statement says Mr Jindal will fully cooperate with the investigation, but since the probe is ongoing, he will refrain from saying anything more.

A 30-year-old doctor has made the allegations against Sajjan Jindal. A First Information Report has been registered in Mumbai in this regard following a court order. The woman claimed the police did not register an FIR even after several months of the complaint.

In the FIR, the woman has claimed that she met Sajjan Jindal in Dubai during an IPL match in 2021. Mr Jindal, she claimed, had promised to marry her. In the FIR, the woman has alleged that Mr Jindal raped her on January 24, 2022.

Extremely heavy rains unleashed floods across four districts of southern Tamil Nadu, disrupting normal life in Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Tenkasi and Kanyakumari districts of the state.

Thiruchendur in the Tuticorin District witnessed 60 cm of rain in just 15 hours till 1:30 am. Palayamkottai in Tirunelveli District recorded 26 cm. Meanwhile, Kanyakumari saw 17.3 cm of rainfall.

A public holiday has been declared today in the affected districts due to the torrential rains. Schools, colleges, banks, private establishments and public sector firms will be shut. 

Knee-to-waist-deep water submerged pockets of Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, and Kanyakumari districts as water is released from Papanasam, Perunjani and Pechuparai dams. River Thamaraparani is in spate. The district collectors have been advised to ensure proper management of water in dams.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a warning of heavy to extremely heavy rainfall today as well. A cyclonic circulation over the Comorin area is exacerbating the situation.

Chief Minister M K Stalin today deployed ministers and senior bureaucrats for relief and rescue operations, with a senior bureaucrat assigned to monitor each affected district. Mr Stalin also instructed District Collectors to keep relief centres and boats prepared in vulnerable areas and evacuate people early if required.

Two National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams comprising 50 members each have rushed to Tirunelveli and Tuticorin districts, while three State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams have been deployed in Kanyakumari district.

In addition, 4,000 police personnel have been deployed in the affected districts.

Fishermen are strongly advised to avoid venturing into the sea at high windspeed, ranging from 40 to 55 km.

The floods in southern districts have struck even as Chennai and three adjoining districts are recovering after floods triggered by heavy rains cyclone Michuang brought as it crossed the region on the 3rd and 4th of this month.

Tuticorin-bound flights have been diverted or cancelled. Seventeen trains including the Vande Bharat train to and from Tirunelveli have been partially or fully cancelled.