When the House was adjourned, leader of Opposition came to the press gallery and said in 2011 when the so-called riots took place, two police officers, including a DIG-level officer, had not named Rajkumar Thukral then.
later, the matter was raised in the House during Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna's regime and then treasury bench had assured that they would enquire into the matter through CBCID. During CBCID enquiry, then MlA Thukral was named after seven months of the riot as an accused under section 302. It seems the case was lodged under the influence of political pressure only.
On the run for months after issuance of an arrest warrant against him in connection with communal riots in Rudrapur in 2011, Thukral has been declared an absconder and his property has been attached. Even Police has announced a reward of Rs 2,500 on information leading to his arrest. Riots had erupted in Rudrapur in October 2011 after torn pages of a holy book were found outside a place of worship in the town, killing four and injuring over 60 others.