“Haldwani violence: Police arrest Junaid, Nizam, Mehboob and 27 others, efforts on to arrest main accused Abdul Malik”, Opindia, February 12, 2024:

“On Sunday (11^th February), the Uttarakhand Police said that another 25 rioters involved in the recent mob violence in Haldwani’s Banbhoolpura have been arrested. The police have recovered 7 country-made pistols and 54 live rounds. This takes the total arrests in the case to 30 with five already held by the police.

Addressing a press conference on Sunday SSP Nainital Prahlad Narayan Meena said, “3 FIRs (case numbers 21/24, 22/24, 23/24) have been registered in the matter. Each FIR has been allotted to an investigation team and they have begun their work. 25 people have been arrested… From these 25 people, we have recovered 7 country-made pistols and 54 live rounds.

When they attacked the Banbhoolpura police station, they looted government ammunition of different caRead the full article at Opindia.comlibres as well. 67 live rounds of 7.62mm and 32 live rounds of 9mm have also been recovered. Including 5 initial and 25 latest apprehensions, 30 people have been arrested so far……”

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