Three years after 19-year-old receptionist Ankita Bhandari was murdered for refusing to "serve" VIP guests at a resort, all three accused including the resort owner received life imprisonment. The verdict brought closure to a case that had sparked nationwide protests, though her family demanded the death penalty.
Prime Minister Modi continued his Operation Sindoor victory tour, meeting the family of Pahalgam attack victim Shubham Dwivedi at Kanpur airport. Modi promised the grieving widow that "Operation Sindoor is paused, not finished" while delivering warnings to Pakistan in local dialect about hunting down enemies wherever they hide.
India severed another economic tie with Turkey, ordering IndiGo to terminate its aircraft leasing agreement with Turkish Airlines by August following Turkey's support for Pakistan. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh revealed the Navy had prepared for full-scale operations within 96 hours of the Pahalgam attack, with BrahMos missiles giving Pakistan "sleepless nights" and forcing their army to beg for ceasefire.