The Udham Singh Nagar district administration has appealed to the people to maintain peace following Thursday’s incident in which damage was caused to a
temple located in the GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUAT) campus, Pantnagar.
Pankaj Kumar Pandey, District Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar, after taking stock of the situation in the GBUAT campus in
Pantnagar on Friday, claimed that the situation is under control now.
The local administration and police are maintaining close vigil on the situation, added Pandey. Apart from deployment of police force, two SDMs have also been deployed in the affected area in Pantnagar, informed the District Magistrate, Udham, Singh Nagar.
The officials concerned of the Udham Singh Nagar district administration said the suspect involved in the
incident is under the police custody, while the brother of the suspect who was an
employee of the GBPUAT, Pantnagar, has been sacked from his services.
Strict action will be taken against those who are found indulging in such
incidents, asserted the Udham Singh Nagar district
administration.