Ghaziabad: Domestic Worker Found Dead; Ballia: Minor Gang Raped

• A domestic worker's body with a bullet wound was found at a mining businessman's house in Ghaziabad's Ansal Colony; police are investigating.
• A minor Dalit girl was gang-raped by four accused in Ballia on Mahashivratri; the victim's father filed a complaint.
• Absconding bank manager Jaideep Mitra arrested by EOW in Varanasi for a 1999 embezzlement case of Rs 34.78 lakh.
• Dr. Mohan Bhagwat stated that education and health should be accessible to all, not businesses, criticizing Western influence on India's education system.
• Kashi Vidvat Parishad opposes 'Masane ki Holi' in Varanasi, calling it unscriptural and a modern trend against Kashi's dignity.