Overview
- Thousands marched in Dehradun toward the chief minister’s residence, clashing with police at Hathibarkala before submitting a memorandum demanding a CBI probe.
- Protest organisers announced a statewide shutdown on January 11 and said they will mobilise traders and continue rallies and candlelight marches.
- Demonstrators in New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar echoed calls for a central investigation and the arrest of any alleged VIP tied to the case.
- A senior Haridwar police officer reiterated that the SIT found no VIP involvement, identifying the person referenced in chats as Dharmendra Kumar alias Pradhan and saying resort records and witnesses corroborated this.
- Congress leader Harish Rawat launched a six-day padyatra for a CBI probe, the BJP held counter-protests, and BJP leader Dushyant Kumar Gautam denied whistleblower claims and warned of legal action, even as courts last year sentenced three resort staff to life for the 2022 murder.