A team of CB-CID arrived in Shilgur Devta temple area in Chakrata region on Monday to probe the incident that resulted in the BJP Rajya Sabha MP Tarun Vijay being injured on Friday. Violence broke out that day over the issue of Dalit entry in the newly-inaugurated temple.
Four persons have been arrested so far in connection with the incident. Police are still conducting raids to arrest the rest of those involved in the incident. Though the administrative officers say that the situation in the area is under control the locals say tension has been simmering in the region. They say they are feeling insecure as things might explode any time.
Garhwal Commissioner CS Napalchyal who had been appointed the investigating officer by the state government the day the incident happened 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 originated. He said they can provide the information they have at commissioner’s camp office at EC Road any day by May 28. He reaffirmed that things would be probed threadbare.
Meanwhile, SSP Dr Sadanand Date said that four persons have been arrested under sections 147/148/332/324/504/506/427/152/120b/336/353/323 of IPC on Saturdayand Sunday.
They are Hukum Singh, resident of Mohana, Chakrata, Sardar Singh, resident of Punah, Rajendra Singh, resident of Pokhri and Nain Singh, resident of Bijnu. The quartet has been sent to jail after being produced in the court. “Things are normal in the Chakrata region. We are conducing raids. All those involved in the incident would be put behind bars soon, he added.