Police in Jharkhand's Gumla district arrested a man for raping a three-year-old girl, disrupting a village panchayat's attempt to settle the crime internally by imposing a ₹1 lakh fine on the accused and using partial funds for a feast.\
A young mother from Nellibanda village in Nalgonda, staged a dharna outside her lover’s house after he allegedly abandoned her and their newborn daughter. She accused him of betrayal and demanded he honour his promises. The protest drew attention from villagers and prompted a panchayat to mediate the dispute.