Police said the gang targeted poor, indebted families, primarily from the Kanjar community, and purchased girls by promising jobs 

 Rebel TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar alleged that nearly 20 party MPs had written to Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla to convey their support for the BJP-led NDA. 

 Saayoni Ghosh, a prominent Trinamool Congress MP, is believed to have sided with the party’s rebel faction, intensifying the internal crisis. 

 The maximum and minimum temperatures over Delhi are likely to be in the range of 39°C to 41°C and 30°C, respectively, according to the IMD bulletin for the day. 

 Kedarnath Police Outpost received information that a person identified as Chirag, along with locals, was luring pilgrims with assurances of VIP darshan.