The family climbed up a nearby hillock to find a safe spot, only to find themselves facing the elephant trio half a metre away. “It was pitch dark, but the tusker standing nearby was hard to miss. The animal seemed terrified, too. I mumbled a prayer to the jumbo, saying we’d survived a disaster and asked it to spare us as we lay down for the night and awaited rescue,” said Sujatha at a relief camp in Meppadi.

The Delhi high court criticized authorities for not implementing its orders regarding a PIL into the death of UPSC aspirants in Old Rajender Nagar. The court questioned the desilting and drainage efforts, noting the police and MCD’s involvement. It emphasized accountability, directing the Delhi Police to investigate scientifically and avoid external pressures. The court stressed that public authorities must be effective and that even those in power are not beyond the law.

According to the Delhi Fire Services (DFS), three persons, including a woman, have been rescued so far