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Four people have died in violence in a Northern Indian State after authorities demolished a mosque, alleging it was constructed illegally.
Violence broke out in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani town during what police say was an “anti-encroachment drive”.
Authorities said the drive was launched to clear illegal constructions, including the mosque and an adjoining madrassa which is a religious school but Muslims who prayed at the mosque said they have been unfairly targeted.
Hundreds of protesters and police personnel were injured in the clashes which broke out on Thursday evening as trending videos showed protesters setting fire to vehicles and pelting stones and the police firing tear gas at them.
A curfew has been imposed and the state has issued shoot at sight orders to bring the situation under control.
Sixteen sacked members of the Plateau State House of Assembly, under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have approached the Court of Appeal, seeking to set aside the earlier judgement of the same Court that nullified their elections. The Court of Appeal had previously nullified the election of all the PDP lawmakers in the State Assembly on the ground that their party lacked structure to sponsor candidates in […]
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