Nine people died in a cruise boat accident at Bargi Dam in Jabalpur, prompting the Madhya Pradesh government to order a probe and ban all cruise boat operations across the state. The administration said local rescuers who risked their lives will be honored. Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered condolences and announced financial help for the victims’ families.
A probe in Keonjhar, Odisha, has been launched after a tribal man was allegedly forced to carry his deceased sister’s skeletal remains to a bank to prove her death and access her savings. The incident has triggered public outrage and exposed serious lapses in empathy and procedure by bank staff, according to investigators.
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