Haldwani Violence LIVE: '1,200 Security Personnel Deployed, Situation Under Control,' Cop Says
Haldwani Violence: Hello and welcome to this space brought to you by ABP Live. Stay tuned for all the updates pertaining to the violence that erupted in Uttarakhand's Haldwani area.
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Haldwani Violence: Hello and welcome to this space brought to you by ABP Live. Stay tuned for all the updates pertaining to the violence that erupted in Uttarakhand's Haldwani area.
Tension erupted in Uttarakhand’s Banbhoolpura area in Haldwani district due to the riots that broke out after the administration carried out a demolition drive where a mosque stood, allegedly on Nazool land. Stones were pelted and several vehicles were set on fire following the demolition of the mosque.
At least four people were killed and more than 100 officials sustained injuries in the violence. Journalists who were on the site were also harmed. In view of the violence in the area, internet services were suspended in the city and a curfew was imposed to maintain the law and order situation.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami held a meeting with the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police. According to officials, people are only allowed to move out of their houses in case of medical emergencies.
Uttarakhand's Director General of Police (DGP) Abhinav Kumar announced on Friday that stringent action under the National Security Act (NSA) would be taken against individuals responsible for the recent attacks on police personnel and incidents of arson and vandalism in Haldwani. The DGP, accompanied by Additional Director General (ADG) of Law and Order AP Anshuman, visited the violence-stricken town in Nainital district to assess the situation in coordination with senior officials.
Speaking on the matter, DGP Kumar informed, "Action under the NSA will be taken against unruly elements who attacked police personnel and indulged in arson and vandalism at the police station in Banbhoolpura." This move comes in response to the disturbing violence that erupted following the demolition of an illegally-constructed madrasa and a prayer area in the Malik ka Bageecha locality, dominated by the Muslim community.
"The situation has been brought under control to a large extent with the imposition of curfew," DGP Kumar assured, "but the efforts at the moment are focused on bringing back normalcy in the town within the next 24 hours."
DGP Kumar convened a meeting with district officials in Haldwani to gather their insights into the situation. Additionally, he visited hospitals where the injured were being treated and inspected the police station which had been targeted and vandalised during the unrest.
"A high alert has been sounded across the state following violence in Haldwani," Kumar noted, referencing the clashes that resulted in two fatalities and three critically injured individuals on Thursday.
Notably, CM Dhami issued shoot-at-sight orders in Haldwani. The Chief Minister announced that all schools would remain closed in Haldwani on Friday.
Haldwani Violence LIVE: Situation could have been handled better, Former Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat says
Former Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat told PTI on Haldwani violence. "We are very concerned about this incident. It's unfortunate how the situation unfolded. The situation could have been handled better."
Haldwani Violence LIVE: '1,200 security personnel deployed, situation under control,' Cop says
Prahalad Narayan Meena, SSP, Nainital told ANI, " In Haldwani, the situation is under our control, along with our local forces, CAPF is also being deployed. We have registered FIR, we are checking the CCTV footage, and evidence is being collected...total of 1,200 security personnel have been deployed in Haldwani...2 more death cases have been reported today afternoon, the bodies were recovered yesterday only...we are seeing how their deaths occurred, we didn't get the body at the spot. After post-mortem only we will get to know how they died. After the riots happened, 4 bodies were recovered."
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