A 35-year-old merchant navy officer from London was murdered by his estranged wife and her lover in Meerut. The victim’s dismembered body was sealed in a cement-filled drum, discovered nearly 15 days later. Police arrested the culprits, who tried to cover up the crime by misleading the victim’s family.

Fahim Khan, accused of orchestrating the Nagpur riot on March 17, has been apprehended by police. The riot, sparked by rumors of effigies burnt near Shivaji Putla Square, resulted in extensive property damage and injuries. It led to curfews and a security clampdown just before Prime Minister Modi’s visit, with over 50 arrests made.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader’s remarks came after the gruesome killing of a 70-year-old businessman, Mohinder Singh, and his wife Diljeet Kaur in northwest Delhi’s Kohat Enclave.