Balochistan faces heightened tensions as Pakistan battles a growing insurgency, highlighted by the Balochistan Liberation Army's deadly train hijacking. The arrest of human rights advocate Mahrang Baloch has sparked international outrage and intensified protests against alleged enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings, with activists demanding transparency and an end to suppression of Baloch voices.
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Police in Kottayam arrested five third-year nursing students for engaging in brutal ragging of first-year students. The victims suffered severe physical abuse, including being stripped naked and having dumbbells hung on their private parts. The accused were charged under various sections of the law and sent to the district jail.