Sonam Wangchuk halted his hunger strike as protests demanding Ladakh’s statehood turned violent, with vandalism reported in Leh. Authorities imposed restrictions, including banning gatherings, after agitators torched a BJP office and clashed with police. The protests, driven by the Leh Apex Body youth wing, advocate for statehood and Sixth Schedule status.

Prince Kumar was fatally stabbed by Bipin Kumar after a physical altercation triggered by Bipin’s laughing emoji reaction to Prince’s Facebook post about his late grandfather.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma formed an SIT to probe Zubeen Garg’s death in Singapore.