As reported earlier, Sambhal Circle Officer (CO) Anuj Chaudhary urged Hindus and Muslims to maintain peace during the festival.

Rao claimed she was travelling to Dubai for business purposes.

The Chief Minister also made it a point to shine a light on the unsung heroes of the Mahakumbh—the workers who kept everything running smoothly.

In one shocking incident, three teachers from a government school in Krishnagiri were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old student.

Sultana Begum is the widow of Mirza Bedar Bukht, Bahadur Shah Zafar II's great-grandson, who was born in 1920 in Rangoon, Burma (now Myanmar) and died in 1980 in Kolkata.

The incident has ignited a fresh political debate, with the opposition BJP seizing the moment to criticize the Congress-led Karnataka government.

Eyewitness accounts confirm that the attackers were armed with sticks and batons and deliberately targeted the vehicles of the Hindu Swabhiman Morcha convoy.

Thousands of Murugan devotees participated in the protest and raised slogans hailing Lord Murugan and Hindus. People from across Tamil Nadu participated in the protest, including women.

BAPS spokesperson talked to the media about the event and said that the purpose of the establishment is to enhance intercultural and inter-religious dialogue.

“The DMK government has no information on their whereabouts,” Annamalai asserted, highlighting severe lapses in security and accountability.