Overview
- An FIR describes stone-pelting, vandalism, assaults and death threats by a crowd that moved across parts of Haldwani on Sunday night.
- The case names 40–50 unidentified accused under multiple BNS sections after shops, vehicles and a restaurant on Bareilly Road were damaged.
- Several businesses reportedly owned by members of the minority community were targeted during the unrest.
- Police used a lathi charge to disperse the crowd and deployed three deputy superintendents, officers from eight police stations and two PAC companies.
- Forensic examination of the remains is underway as investigators work to identify participants and address misinformation circulating on social media.