The incident unfolded on Sunday (18th August). After this video went viral on social media, the police arrested the minor accused and sent them to jail. Some reports claim that the accused youth got bail within hours.
'Journalists' associated with the leftist propaganda outlet joined hands first to deny and then contextualise the Islamist violence against police personnel.
Uttarakhand Police released a list of the names of 25 arrested accused rioters namely Junaid, Mohammad Nizam, Mehboob alias Maku, Shahzad alias Kanakada etc.