Haldwani Violence: District Magistrate Reveals Pre-Planned Attack, Attackers Collected Stones on Rooftops

Haldwani Violence: District Magistrate Reveals Pre-Planned Attack, Attackers Collected Stones on Rooftops

District magistrate Vandana Singh of Nainital stated on Friday that the communal violence in Haldwani was “pre-planned and unprovoked” despite the violence continuing. After the demolition of a madrasa that was “illegally built,” unrest erupted in Banbhoolpura.Before the attack started, according to Singh, the suspects had gathered stones from roofs.

‘Stones on rooftop’

“The assailants lit the cars on fire, fired shots at the Banbhulpura police station, and used petrol bombs. Before the attack, they gathered stones from the rooftops.There was premeditated violence…The District Magistrate stated that the crowd only targeted governmental symbols and apparatus without attempting to defend the building. Singh claims that during the municipal corporation team’s demolition drive, 15–20 individuals incited the crowd. We chose to keep up the demolition drive because there was no stay on the assets. The DM announced that a legal process is underway to get rid of the encroachment in many locations, including this one.

She went on to say that during the incident, neither the police nor the government took any actions that would have endangered people or property. “Peacefully, the demolition drive got underway… A sizable crowd attacked our municipal cooperation team in less than 30 minutes, she stated, despite the fact that the entire procedure was executed correctly.

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Haldwani death toll 2

Due to some “confusion,” the district magistrate updated the death toll from the three to four that had been stated on Thursday night to two. She claims that four suspects have been taken into custody thus far. Three formal complaints of violence have been filed in relation to the incident. According to Prahlad Narayan Meena, senior superintendent of police in Nainital, the police have also identified around two dozen people as the people who incited the violence. Large-scale intercommunal strife erupted in the Nainital district’s Haldwani area on Thursday night in response to the dismantling of a madrasa that was “illegally built” in the area. SDM Paritosh Verma, city magistrate Richa Singh, and municipal commissioner Pankaj Upadhyay were present when the destruction was done.After the incident, the district government issued a “shoot-at-sight” order against the rioters and implemented a curfew in Haldwani.At least 100 individuals were hurt in the incident, according to the authorities.