Overview
- A group of Nihangs occupied the Nagrasu Gurdwara in Chamoli after earlier arrests and have refused to leave, creating a multi‑day stalemate that local police and administrators have not yet resolved.
- Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami chaired a high‑level meeting and instructed officials to ensure pilgrim safety and facilities while investigators gather facts about incidents in Karnaprayag and Nagrasu.
- The state says action has already been taken against those found guilty so far and that further measures will follow based on probe findings.
- Dhami warned that people who post misleading or inflammatory content about the incidents on social media will face legal action, a move framed as aimed at protecting communal harmony and pilgrim confidence.
- Officials stress the Char Dham and Hemkund Sahib yatras are continuing without disruption, reporting more than four million visitors this season and a rise in Hemkund footfall, even as the government advances cultural projects and tighter laws that shape the political backdrop to the crisis.