13:22⇢Pune Bridge Collapses With 125 on Structure
⌨The newspapers report conflicting casualty figures from the Pune bridge collapse, with death tolls ranging from 2 (Dainik Bhaskar, India Today, NDTV, Zee News) to 6 (Dinamalar), while the number of missing persons varies from 6 to 38 people still being searched for. Chief Minister Fadnavis has confirmed 2 deaths with 6 rescued, though Times of India reports 125 tourists were standing on the structure when it collapsed (Aaj Tak, ABP Live, Dainik Bhaskar, India Today, Jagran, Jansatta, NDTV, Times of India, Zee News). The media emphasizes this as part of a pattern of infrastructure accidents, with ABP Live highlighting "4 days, 4 major accidents" following the Ahmedabad plane crash and Uttarakhand helicopter incident. Meanwhile, civil groups from both Hindu and Muslim communities are working together at BJ Medical College to assist Air India crash victims' families (The Print).