Garhwal Commissioner CS Napachyal has been appointed investigating officer by the State Government to conduct full-fledged inquiry into the violence in landhaura that broke out between two communities, leaving many injured, on June 1. The state administration has asked the commissioner to collect relevant evidences related to the case by June 30.
However, tension in the area is still brewing despite police claiming that things are well under control. Police have been patrolling the tension-stricken areas.
The situation is still fluid with leaders of political parties and religious organisations having announced padyatra, public meeting or Dharm Sammelan in the areas in the coming days. Senior police officers say that they are on their toes, taking no chance, given the fragility of the situation.
Moreover, Commissioner has appealed to the people to provide the administration with the verbal or written evidences regarding the case to help them get concrete clues as to how things started. He said they can provide the information they have at commissioner’s camp office on EC Road any day by June 30. He reaffirmed that things would be probed threadbare.
Moreover, police have so far arrested around 30 persons on the charge of their involvement in the violence that erupted on June 1.
It should be mentioned here that three cases have been lodged in the police stations so far. A case has been registered in regards to forcible vacation of the shop. Second FIR has been lodged in regards to some persons having barged into the residence of former MlA Kunwar Pranab Singh Champaion and the third FIR has been lodged against persons involved in stone- pelting on police post and torching vehicles at the incident site.
One Mahboob Hasan, resident of landhaura, registered a complaint and a case under sections 323/504/506/295 of IPC was registered against one Krishan Kumar alias Rajkumar and two other unidentified persons in Manglaur police station. Taking note of stone pelting and arson, a case under sections 147/148/149/332/333/336/353/436/504/307 of IPC and 3/5 PDPP Act and 7 ClA Act against 22 named and 150 unidentified persons have been reported at landhaura police post.
Senior cops said that they are a bit concerned as political parties are out to milk things with elections drawing near. They apprehend that such incidents might occur at other places too. A senior police officer said that strong action would be taken against those found communalising the situation there.