Uttarakhand Government orders Magisterial probe into Haldwani violence

Uttarakhand government has ordered a magisterial probe into Haldwani violence. The violence broke out in the city on Thursday after an anti-encroachment drive in Banbhoolpura areas. While curfew has been lifted from the outer areas of town but remained in force in Banbhoolpura, the epicentre of the mob violence. 

Internet services remained suspended in the town to



prevent rumours from spreading through social media platforms. Police patrolled the affected areas as streets wore a deserted look and shops and schools remained shut.

 

Meanwhile, police have arrested, Abdul Malik and his son, the mastermind behind the Haldwani violence in which six people were killed and 100 injured.