According to police officials, the deceased minor girls were daughters of Chetan Kumar, a resident of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The minors were immediately taken to a 50-bed hospital, where they were declared dead.

Security forces killed two unknown terrorists in a fierce gunfight in Udhampur’s Majalta area, and the operation is ongoing with personnel keeping the area sealed and conducting thorough searches.

A Bench led by the Chief Justice took up multiple petitions, including one filed by the State of West Bengal, raising concerns over alleged discrepancies, time constraints, and the manner in which the SIR exercise is being conducted.