The editorial Page: For student well-being, rethink the campus, not just the student 8 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBEr 22, 2026 Journalism of Courage ahmedabad, laTe ciTy, 20 pageS ₹5.00 l www.indianexpress.com da i ly f r o m : a h m e da b a d , c h a n d i ga r h , d e l h i , J a i p u r , ko l k aTa , l u c k n o w , m u m b a i , n ag p u r , paT n a , p u n e , Va d o da r a karnatakaHC setsupSITto probekPSC jobsscam Tea stall owner killed, 11 injured as SUV ‘runs into’ pilgrims in Gujarat, crowd sets vehicle ablaze The Express report dated Sept 19 on irregularities in KPSC Brendan Dabhi THe KARnATAKA High Court onMondaydirectedthatfurther investigation into the alleged scamrelatedtotherecruitment of400veterinariansbytheKarnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) be conducted by a SpecialinvestigationTeam(SiT) headed by DGP Alok Kumar. Justice M nagaprasanna passedtheorderwhilerefusing to transfer the probe to the CBi in the case that is now being A CROWD allegedly set an SUV ablaze after it allegedly ran into a group of pilgrims, the impact killing a tea stall owner and injuring 11 other persons headed on foot to the Ambaji temple in Sabarkantha near Himmatnagar,policesaidonMonday.The driver of the SUV was detained andwasbeinginterrogated,police said. The incident took place near Dolgadh, just 11 km north of Himmatnagar, the district SC raises bar on re-arrests, stresses Art 22 Several devotees were walking to the Ambaji temple in Sabarkantha Mustafa Plumber LAyS DOwN GUIDELINES Bengaluru, September 21 »CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 At the spot on Monday. Video grab Members of the IIT-Bombay Faculty Forum march in support of Prof Suryanarayana Doolla, Monday headquarters of Sabarkantha. The village is on the state highwaywaytoAmbajitown,which lies a further 93 km to the north andisapopularpilgrimagedestination that sees several devotees make the trip on foot for the Bhadarvi Poonam fair, which is organised from September 20-26. Police identified the deceased as Bharat Vaghela, who hadsetuparoadsidestallalong the highway to cater to the IIT-Bombay removes prof named in student suicide from dean post Ahmedabad, September 21 »CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 In Japan’s Asiad, China’s growing footprint — on field, behind scenes eXPRess AT AsiAn GAmes Mihir Vasavda Nagoya, September 21 CHinA ARRiVeD at the Aichinagoya Asian Games as the continent’s dominant sporting power. With 38 medals, including 23 gold, they are already leading the medal table, a position they have occupied at every edition since 1982. ButthereisanotherChinese dominance at these Games, one that is less visible. Japan is hosting the Games, but China’s corporate presence is spread across different layers of the Faculty members protest, say ‘vilification’ Pallavi Smart Mumbai, September 21 AMiD MOUnTinG student protests following the death by suicide of 20-year-old student Business as usual By EP UNNY event,muchofitawayfromthe competition arenas. AShanghai-basedcompany isthehostbroadcaster,another Chinese company is involved in the opening and closing ceremonies, and there are others that have been roped in for supply of temporary power, Sahil Wakode, iiT-Bombay on Monday suspended “with immediate effect” Prof Suryanarayana Doolla from the post of DeanofAdministrativeAffairs. Theinstitution’smove,how- Raipur, September 21 THe enfORCeMenT Directorate has chargesheeted easeMyTrip promoter nishant Pitti in the alleged Rs 5,000crore Mahadev online betting appmoneylaunderingcase,accusing him of “facilitating” the movement of proceeds from il- full coverage, page 19 »CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Mahadev betting app case: ED chargesheets EaseMyTrip promoter Jayprakash S Naidu »CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 ever,failedtosatisfytheprotesting students, who sought Doolla’s suspension as a professor, too. Doolla was the invigilator in the classroom where Wakode was allegedly found using amobilephoneduringanexam on friday — the BTech student legal betting into the equity market under the guise of foreign portfolio investments, officials have said. Pitti told The Indian Express that he was “neither aware of any chargesheet nor been summoned by the jurisdictional court”. Thechargesheet,filedbefore aRaipurcourtonSeptember10, »CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 SPONSORS SUPPORTERS MEDIA PARTNERS OUTDOOR PARTNER KNOWLEDGE PARTNER CREATIVE PARTNER MARKETING PARTNER Ahmedabad Magistrate’s nod required if seeking re-arrest of person released for not being given grounds of arrest, says Bench Amaal Sheikh & Apurva Vishwanath New Delhi, September 21 UnDeRlininGTHATwhenan accused is released due to violationofhisfundamentalrights, he is not “enlarged on bail” but releasedfromillegalandunconstitutional detention, the Supreme Court on Monday laid down strict guidelines for re-arresting a person if he was earlier released for not being provided grounds of arrest. The bench of Justices Ujjal BhuyanandAtulSChandurkar said the safeguards provided under Article 22 cannot be “tinkered with”. Article 22 is a fundamental right under the Constitution that provides for an accused to Happening today lSUzUkI CUP, an india-Japan T20i cricket match to celebrate 75 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries, will be played in Japan. E. eXPlAined more guardrails The SC ruling raises the bar for the state in arresting an individual, even in serious offences, and reiterates that procedural norms are sacrosanct when liberty is curtailed. The ruling lays down that the police would face negative consequences for violating constitutional safeguards. be produced before a magistrate within 24 hours of arrest, to be informed about the grounds of arrest, and to get »CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 inside sonia voter roll case: court sets aside dismissal of fir plea page 12 Winnersreach gujarat fornational filmaWardseventp4
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