DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Police on Thursday arrested Abdul Moid, the son of Abdul Malik, the alleged mastermind in the Haldwani violence, officials said.
The arrest of Moid, who is among the key accused in the case, takes the total arrests in connection with the February 8 incidents of stone pelting and arson in Banbhoolpura area of the town to 84, Nainital Senior Superintendent of Police Prahlad Narayan Meena said.
His father Abdul Malik owned the “illegal” madrassa whose demolition sparked violence in the town prompting authorities to impose a curfew that was lifted entirely after 12 days of gradual relaxation, the SSP said.
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