haldwani violence

MP Brij Lal argued for the harshest penalties for the perpetrators of the widespread violence in Haldwani, Uttarakhand.

This was, however, not the first time that tensions have flared in Haldwani, Uttarakhand. Radical Islamists have targeted this place earlier too

According to reports, rioters extracted petrol from motorcycles parked on the roads and used it to make petrol bombs for the Haldwani attack

The journalist further added that the colony where the demolition exercise was undertaken is illegal. He said that action taken by the authorities against the illegally constructed madarsa-mosque on government land was in compliance with the Uttarakhand High Court order.

The violence against police officials by a rioting mob left more than three hundred police officials injured in Haldwani

"It was planned that when the demolition drive will be held, we will attack the forces and we will try to demoralise the state machinery," the DM said.