- A 34-year-old animal welfare activist, Pavithran, was stabbed to death in Chennai after confronting a group setting off fireworks that hit his motorcycle.
- Indian police arrested three men, including primary suspect Balaji, following the fatal stabbing in Tamil Nadu.
- In Uttar Pradesh, off-duty presidential bodyguard Saurabh Tomar was left in a critical condition after being shot in the head during a Diwali fireworks dispute.
- In a separate incident, police are investigating the shooting of 26-year-old Tomar, who underwent surgery in Meerut to remove a ricocheted bullet.
- Separately, a rare Greater Adjutant Stork died in Guwahati after being frightened by Diwali fireworks and colliding with an electric wire.
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