Banbhoolpura Violence:  After the violent riots in Haldwani's Banbhoolpura shook the Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, on Monday, announced the construction of a police station at the encroached land where riots took place. This came days after a mob of over 5,000 people attacked police and administration teams which went to clear an illegal Madarasa on 'Nazul' land. In the clashes which erupted during the land clearance, 6 people lost their lives while dozens, including policemen and mediapersons severely injured.

While addressing a rally in Haridwar, the Chief Minister of the state Pushkar Singh Dhami said that the encroachment has been cleared from the said land. Maintaining that acres of land have been taken under possession by the administration.

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"...The illegal encroachment in Banbhoolpura has been cleared. The 'Bageecha' (Malik's garden) has been cleared and acres of land have been freed," the CM said.

While announcing the government's decision to construct a police station at the site, where, stone pelting and arson took place, the CM further said that this step would ensure the maintenance of law and order in the area.

"The site where arson took place, violence took place, stone pelting took place, will be redeveloped, A police station will be constructed at that land," added the chief minister while swearing on the holy river of Ganga.

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The step of the government could be seen as a message to the miscreants in the region, as Dhami later posted a part of the address on the microblogging site 'X'.

"This is a clear message from our government to the miscreants and rioters that no one who plays with the peace of Devbhoomi will be spared, there is no place for such miscreants in Uttarakhand," he wrote.

Earlier, the district magistrate of Nainital, Vandana Singh had said that the attack was preplanned by the rioters as they had collected stones, sticks and petrol bombs in advance.

"Rioters had planned to attack us, and they had bought bricks, stones and petrol bombs in advance so that they could attack the administration whenever the demolition drive happened," the DM had said to India Today.

As of now, the administration is claiming that the situation is normal in the Haldwani.

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