The only person against whom the charges have not been dropped is state Congress president Ajay Rai, who was then a Congress MLA from Pindra. Rai, who was arrested after the violence during yatra, was released on bail.
Two brothers from Pauri's Lansdowne, who were left by their Muslim father when they were young, have grown up and embraced Sanatana Dharma. Ismail, 24,