Two dead as anti-encroachment drive turns violent in Uttarakhand.

Banbhoolpura Haldwani' madarsa

Tension arose when district officials tried to demolish an ‘unauthorized madrasa’ in Banbhoolpura area of Haldwani. Two fatalities and more than 30 injuries occurred during intense confrontations between police and residents in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani, specifically in the Banbhoolpura area on February 8. The clashes erupted as district officials sought to dismantle an unauthorized madrasa. Agitators besieged the police station, attacked officials, set fire to vehicles, and damaged public property. Authorities responded by issuing shoot-on-sight orders and imposing a curfew in the town. ALSO READ : Over four individuals wounded following a section of Gokulpuri metro station crumbles in Delhi: Official …

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