India News Live Updates, 3 November 2026: Pune woman found hanging in flat, husband arrested

Two teams have been formed to trace the other accused, police said. (File Photo)

A 34-year-old woman, Payal Zambre Patil, was found hanging in a flat in Pune’s Mukund Nagar on Monday, following which her husband was arrested and her in-laws booked for alleged abetment of suicide. While police said no suicide note was found, the woman’s maternal relatives alleged that she was murdered and her body hanged. They accused her husband and in-laws of harassing her over demands for 10 tolas of gold and pressuring her to give birth to a boy. Police said two teams have been formed to trace the other accused.

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Supreme Court to hear pleas on Shiv Sena symbol, Jharkhand DGP appointment

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear several important matters on Tuesday, including the Uddhav Thackeray faction’s challenge to the Election Commission’s decision to allot the Shiv Sena name and symbol to the Eknath Shinde group. The court will also hear pleas concerning protests in Delhi on October 10-12, TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s plea seeking a direction to the Lok Sabha Speaker to decide disqualification petitions against rebel MPs, a proposed uniform judicial code, and the appointment of the Jharkhand DGP.

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ACP Manasvi Vashishtha suspended day after Delhi Police protest

Assistant Commissioner of Police Manasvi Vashishtha was suspended a day after he joined police personnel in a protest outside the Delhi Police Headquarters against the transfer of two officers following a scuffle with lawyers at Shahdara police station on October 23. Around 100 personnel initially gathered, demanding the reinstatement of Vashishtha and Inspector Arun Kumar. The protesters also raised concerns over the treatment of policemen in courts, alleged pressure during investigations involving lawyers and the lack of a grievance redressal mechanism.

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