{"id":10567,"date":"2024-02-09T06:22:59","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T06:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=10567"},"modified":"2024-02-09T06:22:59","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T06:22:59","slug":"haldwani-violence-dm-says-incident-not-communal-demolition-peaceful-mob-attacked-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/haldwani-violence-dm-says-incident-not-communal-demolition-peaceful-mob-attacked-force\/","title":{"rendered":"Haldwani Violence | DM Says Incident Not Communal, Demolition Peaceful, Mob Attacked Force"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nainital, Feb 9:\u00a0 Following\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span><\/span>anti-encroachment<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sweep\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Thursday,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>violence\u00a0<\/span><\/span>broke\u00a0<\/span><\/span>out\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Banbhoolpura,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Haldwani,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Uttarakhand<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>As\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>result,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>security\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>increased\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>area\u00a0<\/span><\/span>plagued\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>violence.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Nainital\u00a0<\/span><\/span>District\u00a0<\/span>Magistrate\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Vandana\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Singh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>expressed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>profound\u00a0<\/span>concern\u00a0<\/span><\/span>about\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Haldwani\u00a0<\/span><\/span>violent\u00a0<\/span><\/span>event,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>calling\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>regrettable\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>promising\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>perpetrators\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>identified\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>faced\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>severe\u00a0<\/span>consequences.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Singh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>advised\u00a0<\/span><\/span>everyone\u00a0<\/span><\/span>not\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>turn\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>incident\u00a0<\/span><\/span>into\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>sensitive\u00a0<\/span><\/span>or\u00a0<\/span><\/span>communal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>matter,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stressing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span><\/span>communal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>character.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>She\u00a0<\/span><\/span>made\u00a0<\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>clear\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>retaliation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>did\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>include\u00a0<\/span><\/span>any\u00a0<\/span>specific\u00a0<\/span><\/span>community.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>“The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>mob\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span><\/span>completely\u00a0<\/span><\/span>wrecked\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>police\u00a0<\/span><\/span>station…<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>This\u00a0<\/span>occurrence\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>regrettable.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Strict\u00a0<\/span>measures\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>implemented\u00a0<\/span><\/span>if\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>offender\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>recognised.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>This\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>group\u00a0<\/span><\/span>incident.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>I\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ask\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>not\u00a0<\/span><\/span>be\u00a0<\/span>made\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sensitive\u00a0<\/span><\/span>or\u00a0<\/span><\/span>communal.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>No\u00a0<\/span><\/span>specific\u00a0<\/span><\/span>community\u00a0<\/span><\/span>took\u00a0<\/span><\/span>offence.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>This\u00a0<\/span>was\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>attempt\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>subvert\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>state\u00a0<\/span><\/span>apparatus,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>government,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>status\u00a0<\/span><\/span>quo\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>law\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>order.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>There\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>another\u00a0<\/span><\/span>briefing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>evening,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>speaker\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>her\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Friday\u00a0<\/span><\/span>media\u00a0<\/span><\/span>appearance,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Nainital\u00a0<\/span><\/span>DM\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Vandana\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Singh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>gave\u00a0<\/span><\/span>specifics\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>violence\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>occurred\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Haldwani\u00a0<\/span><\/span>after\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span><\/span>anti-encroachment\u00a0<\/span><\/span>campaign.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“Two\u00a0<\/span><\/span>people\u00a0<\/span>have\u00a0<\/span><\/span>died,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>far\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>official\u00a0<\/span><\/span>information\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>concerned,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>DM\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Singh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>DM\u00a0<\/span><\/span>clarified\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>property\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span><\/span>uninhabited,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>refuting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>rumours\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>madrasa.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>two\u00a0<\/span><\/span>buildings\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>vacant\u00a0<\/span>lot\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>recognised\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>religious\u00a0<\/span><\/span>buildings\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>any\u00a0<\/span>means,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>nor\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span><\/span>they\u00a0<\/span><\/span>registered\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>such.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“Some\u00a0<\/span><\/span>refer\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>building\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>madrasa,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>she\u00a0<\/span><\/span>continued.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>demolition\u00a0<\/span><\/span>drive\u00a0<\/span><\/span>began\u00a0<\/span><\/span>amicably,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>according\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>DM,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>but\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stones\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span>thrown\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Municipal\u00a0<\/span>Corporation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>personnel.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>According\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>DM,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>forces’\u00a0<\/span><\/span>attack\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span><\/span>prearranged.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>demolition\u00a0<\/span><\/span>drive\u00a0<\/span><\/span>began\u00a0<\/span><\/span>amicably,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>force\u00a0<\/span><\/span>being\u00a0<\/span>used\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>prevent…<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>team\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span>our\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Municipal\u00a0<\/span>Corporation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>attacked\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stones.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>It\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>intended\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>forces\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>attacked\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>day\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>demolition\u00a0<\/span><\/span>drive.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>first\u00a0<\/span><\/span>mob,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>carrying\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stones,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>dispersed,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>while\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>second\u00a0<\/span><\/span>mob\u00a0<\/span><\/span>entered\u00a0<\/span>carrying\u00a0<\/span><\/span>petrol\u00a0<\/span><\/span>bombs.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Our\u00a0<\/span>staff\u00a0<\/span><\/span>did\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>use\u00a0<\/span><\/span>any\u00a0<\/span>force,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>this\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>an\u00a0<\/span><\/span>unwarranted\u00a0<\/span><\/span>incident,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>she\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>She\u00a0<\/span><\/span>went\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>“You\u00a0<\/span><\/span>can\u00a0<\/span>see\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>video)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>administration\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>police\u00a0<\/span><\/span>force\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span><\/span>provoking\u00a0<\/span><\/span>or\u00a0<\/span><\/span>harming\u00a0<\/span><\/span>anybody.”<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>DM\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>many\u00a0<\/span><\/span>locations\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>seen\u00a0<\/span><\/span>action\u00a0<\/span><\/span>taken\u00a0<\/span><\/span>against\u00a0<\/span><\/span>encroachment\u00a0<\/span><\/span>following\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>HC’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>directive.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>This\u00a0<\/span>was\u00a0<\/span><\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>singular\u00a0<\/span><\/span>incident,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>nor\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>directed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>towards\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>specific\u00a0<\/span><\/span>resource.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“Action\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>been\u00a0<\/span><\/span>taken\u00a0<\/span><\/span>against\u00a0<\/span><\/span>encroachment\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>several\u00a0<\/span>areas\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Haldwani\u00a0<\/span><\/span>following\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>HC’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ruling.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Everyone\u00a0<\/span><\/span>received\u00a0<\/span><\/span>notice\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>opportunity\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>heard.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>A\u00a0<\/span>few\u00a0<\/span>people\u00a0<\/span><\/span>did\u00a0<\/span>contact\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>HC;\u00a0<\/span><\/span>some\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span>given\u00a0<\/span><\/span>time,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>while\u00a0<\/span>others\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span><\/span>not.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0Where time was not given demolition drive was conducted by PWD & Municipal Corporation. This was not an isolated activity and was not targeted to a particular asset,\u201d she said.
\n\u201cWe decided to continue the demolition drive because there was no stay on the assets\u2026A legal process to remove the encroachment is being carried out at various places and so it was done here too\u2026Our teams and resources moved and nobody was provoked or harmed\u2026No actions were taken (by Police and administration) to cause harm to life and property\u2026The demolition drive began peacefully\u2026Despite the entire process being carried out properly, a large mob, within half an hour attacked our municipal cooperation team,\u201d she said.
\nFurther the DM claimed, Efforts were made (by the mob) to terrorize the area\u2026 Our priority was to protect the police station and then ensure that no loss of life or property occurred in Gandhi Nagar
\n\u201cMaximum force was used for the protest of the police station\u2026As soon as they (the mob) were dispersed from the police station, they headed to the Gandhi Nagar area\u2026People from all communities and religions stay there\u2026Efforts were made (by the mob) to terrorize the area\u2026Our priority was to protect the police station and then ensure that no loss of life or property occurred in Gandhi Nagar\u2026Our efforts were directed to protect the main city of Haldwani,\u201d she said.
\nThe DM said, tear gas and water cannons were used only to safeguard the police station.
\n\u201cLater, the police station was surrounded by the mob and those inside the police station were not allowed to come out. They were first pelted with stones and then attacked by petrol bombs. The vehicles outside the station were set on fire, & due to the smoke, there was suffocation due to the smoke\u2026Tear gas and water cannons were used only to safeguard the police station,\u201d she said.
\nTwo people died and over 100 police personnel were injured after violence erupted in Haldwani\u2019s Banbhoolpura area on Thursday during an anti-encroachment drive.
\nFollowing the unrest, the district administration suspended internet<\/a> services and ordered the closure of all schools and colleges.
\nThe state government<\/a> has issued a high alert for the entire state after the incident.
\n\u201cA high alert has been issued in the entire state after the violence in Banbhoolpura of Haldwani,\u201d said the Uttarakhand Government. (Agencies)<\/p>\n

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Nainital, Feb 9:\u00a0 Following\u00a0an\u00a0anti-encroachment\u00a0sweep\u00a0on\u00a0Thursday,\u00a0violence\u00a0broke\u00a0out\u00a0in\u00a0Banbhoolpura,\u00a0Haldwani,\u00a0Uttarakhand.\u00a0As\u00a0a\u00a0result,\u00a0security\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0increased\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0area\u00a0plagued\u00a0by\u00a0violence. Nainital\u00a0District\u00a0Magistrate\u00a0Vandana\u00a0Singh\u00a0expressed\u00a0profound\u00a0concern\u00a0about\u00a0the\u00a0Haldwani\u00a0violent\u00a0event,\u00a0calling\u00a0it\u00a0regrettable\u00a0and\u00a0promising\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0perpetrators\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0identified\u00a0and\u00a0faced\u00a0with\u00a0severe\u00a0consequences. Singh\u00a0advised\u00a0everyone\u00a0not\u00a0to\u00a0turn\u00a0the\u00a0incident\u00a0into\u00a0a\u00a0sensitive\u00a0or\u00a0communal\u00a0matter,\u00a0stressing\u00a0that\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0not\u00a0communal\u00a0in\u00a0character. She\u00a0made\u00a0it\u00a0clear\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0retaliation\u00a0did\u00a0not\u00a0include\u00a0any\u00a0specific\u00a0community.“The\u00a0mob\u00a0has\u00a0completely\u00a0wrecked\u00a0the\u00a0police\u00a0station…This\u00a0occurrence\u00a0is\u00a0regrettable. Strict\u00a0measures\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0implemented\u00a0if\u00a0the\u00a0offender\u00a0is\u00a0recognised. This\u00a0was\u00a0not\u00a0a\u00a0group\u00a0incident. I\u00a0ask\u00a0that\u00a0it\u00a0not\u00a0be\u00a0made\u00a0sensitive\u00a0or\u00a0communal. No\u00a0specific\u00a0community\u00a0took\u00a0offence.This\u00a0was\u00a0an\u00a0attempt\u00a0to\u00a0subvert\u00a0the\u00a0state\u00a0apparatus,\u00a0the\u00a0government,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0status\u00a0quo\u00a0of\u00a0law\u00a0and\u00a0order.There\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0another\u00a0briefing\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0evening,\u00a0the\u00a0speaker\u00a0stated. 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The\u00a0demolition\u00a0drive\u00a0began\u00a0amicably,\u00a0according\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0DM,\u00a0but\u00a0stones\u00a0were\u00a0thrown\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0Municipal\u00a0Corporation\u00a0personnel. According\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0DM,\u00a0the\u00a0forces’\u00a0attack\u00a0was\u00a0prearranged. “The\u00a0demolition\u00a0drive\u00a0began\u00a0amicably,\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0force\u00a0being\u00a0used\u00a0to\u00a0prevent…The\u00a0team\u00a0from\u00a0our\u00a0Municipal\u00a0Corporation\u00a0was\u00a0attacked\u00a0with\u00a0stones.It\u00a0was\u00a0intended\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0forces\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0attacked\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0day\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0demolition\u00a0drive.The\u00a0first\u00a0mob,\u00a0which\u00a0was\u00a0carrying\u00a0stones,\u00a0dispersed,\u00a0while\u00a0the\u00a0second\u00a0mob\u00a0entered\u00a0carrying\u00a0petrol\u00a0bombs. Our\u00a0staff\u00a0did\u00a0not\u00a0use\u00a0any\u00a0force,\u00a0and\u00a0this\u00a0was\u00a0an\u00a0unwarranted\u00a0incident,”\u00a0she\u00a0stated. She\u00a0went\u00a0on,\u00a0“You\u00a0can\u00a0see\u00a0(in\u00a0the\u00a0video)\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0administration\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0police\u00a0force\u00a0are\u00a0not\u00a0provoking\u00a0or\u00a0harming\u00a0anybody.” The\u00a0DM\u00a0stated\u00a0that\u00a0many\u00a0locations\u00a0have\u00a0seen\u00a0action\u00a0taken\u00a0against\u00a0encroachment\u00a0following\u00a0the\u00a0HC’s\u00a0directive. This\u00a0was\u00a0not\u00a0a\u00a0singular\u00a0incident,\u00a0nor\u00a0was\u00a0it\u00a0directed\u00a0towards\u00a0a\u00a0specific\u00a0resource. “Action\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0taken\u00a0against\u00a0encroachment\u00a0at\u00a0several\u00a0areas\u00a0in\u00a0Haldwani\u00a0following\u00a0the\u00a0HC’s\u00a0ruling.Everyone\u00a0received\u00a0notice\u00a0and\u00a0an\u00a0opportunity\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0heard.A\u00a0few\u00a0people\u00a0did\u00a0contact\u00a0the\u00a0HC;\u00a0some\u00a0were\u00a0given\u00a0time,\u00a0while\u00a0others\u00a0were\u00a0not. \u00a0Where time was not given demolition drive was conducted by PWD & Municipal Corporation. This was not an isolated activity and was not targeted to a particular asset,\u201d she said. \u201cWe decided […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-header","category-national"],"gutentor_comment":0,"yoast_head":"\nDM Says Incident Not Communal, Demolition Peaceful, Mob Attack<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Following\u00a0an\u00a0anti-encroachment\u00a0sweep\u00a0on\u00a0Thursday,\u00a0violence\u00a0broke\u00a0out\u00a0in\u00a0Banbhoolpura,\u00a0Haldwani,\u00a0Uttarakhand.\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, 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