Uttarkashi District Magistrate Abhishek Ruhela on Friday said that security forces are deployed in Purola and Section 144 will continue to be imposed in the wake of communal tension in Uttarakhand.
The court in its order on Thursday asked the concerned parties to refrain from TV debates and venting their views on social media about this issue, the Uttarakhand High Court said.
A mahapanchayat that was called in Dehradun on June 18 was cancelled after Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami assured action, the police said.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday said that no one will be allowed to take the law into their hands in connection to the Purola incident.
On the 59th foundation day of Neem Karoli Baba's Kainchi Dham, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday announced to change the name of Kosya Kutauli tehsil to be named Kainchi Dham Tehsil.
According to the release, the ED initiated an investigation under the provisions of the Prevention Money Laundering Act, 2002 on the basis of various FIRs registered by Uttarakhand Police against different persons regarding examinations paper leak conducted by UKSSSC, Dehradun.
"Congress is against every criminal and is with the police to protect the general public.Permission has not been given for the mahapanchayat. They have also imposed 144 there, but the police administration should take action against the people who have created this situation there," he said.
The Committee, headed by former Supreme Court judge, Justice (retired) Ranjana Prakash Desai, was formed to examine ways for the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC).
The injured were arrested and admitted to Roorkee Civil Hospital for treatment, police said adding that a third person fled under the cover of darkness, an official said. According to police, the miscreants were planning to loot the houses in the area.