The Uttarakhand government has ordered a magisterial probe into the violence in Haldwani that witnessed arson and vandalism by a mob over the demolition of an illegally-built madrasa on February 9. The probe is to be done by Kumaon Commissioner.
The police detained six persons for involvement in the violence that killed five. Three separate FIRs have been lodged against 5,000 unidentified persons.
The curfew has been lifted from the outer areas of the violence-hit Uttarakhand town, but it remains in force in the Banbhoolpura area. Shops on the outskirts of the town opened on February 10 but schools remain closed.
