Overview
- Thousands marched in Dehradun toward the chief minister’s residence, leading to clashes at police barricades at Hathibarkala.
- At Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, the Mahanagar Delhi Uttarakhand Pravasi Sangathan rallied for a CBI inquiry and action against any implicated ‘VIP’.
- Former chief minister Harish Rawat launched a six-day padyatra from Haridwar, with organizers vowing continued demonstrations and candlelight marches.
- The SIT’s December 2022 charge sheet and a May 2025 Kotdwar court verdict yielded life sentences for Pulkit Arya and two employees, but no ‘VIP’ was charged.
- BJP leader Dushyant Kumar Gautam denied being the alleged ‘VIP’ and threatened legal action, as police said their probe found no VIP involvement.