Clashes began hours after a madrasa believed to be illegally constructed was demolished by municipal authorities. Curfew imposed after miscreants threw stones at police and set vehicles on fire, including a police car.
Police said most of the around 60 people hospitalised after the violence in the city s Banbhoolpura area were police personnel and municipal workers involved in the demolition of a local madrasa.
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Violent clashes broke out between police and local residents in Uttarakhand's Haldwani on Thursday, February 8, after the municipal authorities demolished