Haldwani violence: ‘Mastermind’ Abdul Malik, woman booked for fraud, criminal conspiracy; 78 Held so far
Four more rioters were arrested, taking the total number of arrests so far to 78 in the violence that broke out on February 8 following the demolition of an illegal madrasa at Banbhoolpura in the Haldwani area of Uttarakhand.
Haldwani violence: A fresh case of fraud and criminal conspiracy was registered on Thursday against six people, including ‘mastermind’ Abdul Malik and his wife, in connection with the Haldwani violence, police said.
Four more rioters were arrested, taking the total number of arrests so far to 78 in the violence that erupted on February 8 following the demolition of an illegal madrasa in Banbhoolpura, they said.
Malik and his wife Safia are among the six persons arrested for criminal conspiracy and fraudulently using a dead man’s name for illegal conspiracy, construction and transfer of land, Nainital SSP Prahlad Narayan Meena said.
The suspects have been charged with masterminding a criminal conspiracy to deceive the government ministries and the court based on false affidavits, he said.
They have been booked under sections 120B (criminal conspiracy), 417 (cheating) and 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property) of the IPC, he told reporters.
Earlier, three FIRs were registered in connection with the incident.
A lookout notice was earlier issued against Malik and his son Abdul Moid and their properties in the city were seized.
Malik had built the illegal madrasa and strongly opposed its demolition, police said.
His wife had even filed an objection in court against the demolition notice issued by the municipal corporation.
Meanwhile, four more rioters were arrested for the violence on Thursday.
On a viral video showing cash being distributed among people in the riot-hit area in Haldwani, the SSP said the people distributing cash were members of a Hyderabad-based NGO.
Investigations have revealed that some people from NGO ‘Hyderabad Youth Courage’ distributed money, he said.
“The origin of the funds and the amount that is paid out are examined. Appropriate action will be taken by police and other concerned departments,” Meena said.
On February 8, violence broke out during the demolition of an illegally built madrasa in Banbhoolpura area, with locals throwing stones and petrol bombs at municipal workers and police, forcing many police personnel to take refuge at a police station, which the crowd then turned on. firework.
According to the police, six rioters were killed and more than a hundred, including police personnel and media workers, were injured in the violence.
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