Accused Zainul Shaikh's plea was "considered exclusively on the constitutional ground of prolonged incarceration and on the principle of parity with the co- accused already released on bail", the judge stated

Two Army personnel were injured after a landmine exploded during a disposal operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district. The explosive device was detected by an Army patrol in the Mendhar sector, while a separate Army operation safely destroyed an unexploded grenade found during road construction work