DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand director common of police (DGP), Abhinav Kumar, ordered a probe on Monday following experiences of villages – like Nyalsu, Shersi, Rampur Fata and Ravigram – in Kedar valley of Rudraprayag district placing up boards barring entry of ‘outsiders’.
Initially, the boards acknowledged that ‘non-Muslims, Rohingya Muslims and hawkers’ shouldn’t be allowed within the villages, however they have been modified to ‘outsiders’ on Saturday after police began eradicating them.
DGP Kumar informed TOI: “After the incident got here to our data a few days in the past, I directed SP, Rudraprayag, to probe the matter. If villagers are involved concerning security or safety of their villages, they need to elevate it with authorities involved. If they’re taking any motion on their very own in that regard, it shouldn’t be biased. Native police have been requested to debate the matter with villagers and resolve the matter amicably as per the regulation.”
The state’s prime cop additionally mentioned police will look into rights of gram sabhas in proscribing motion of individuals in villages. “Guaranteeing regulation and order is our important concern. Nonetheless, security and safety of small settlements and villages within the hills are additionally amongst our prime priorities,” mentioned Kumar.
Pramod Singh, a village head of Rampur Fata, one such place the place the boards had been put up, claimed the boards have been to “guarantee the security and safety of ladies and youngsters at residence as most of our males go to Kedarnath in the course of the yatra season to work”.
He added: “They return solely as soon as the season concludes. Throughout that interval, ladies and youngsters in villages are susceptible to crime. These days, many unidentified hawkers enter the village to promote their gadgets. The motive behind the boards is to make sure their correct verification is finished from their hometown in addition to native police right here.”
Initially, the boards acknowledged that ‘non-Muslims, Rohingya Muslims and hawkers’ shouldn’t be allowed within the villages, however they have been modified to ‘outsiders’ on Saturday after police began eradicating them.
DGP Kumar informed TOI: “After the incident got here to our data a few days in the past, I directed SP, Rudraprayag, to probe the matter. If villagers are involved concerning security or safety of their villages, they need to elevate it with authorities involved. If they’re taking any motion on their very own in that regard, it shouldn’t be biased. Native police have been requested to debate the matter with villagers and resolve the matter amicably as per the regulation.”
The state’s prime cop additionally mentioned police will look into rights of gram sabhas in proscribing motion of individuals in villages. “Guaranteeing regulation and order is our important concern. Nonetheless, security and safety of small settlements and villages within the hills are additionally amongst our prime priorities,” mentioned Kumar.
Pramod Singh, a village head of Rampur Fata, one such place the place the boards had been put up, claimed the boards have been to “guarantee the security and safety of ladies and youngsters at residence as most of our males go to Kedarnath in the course of the yatra season to work”.
He added: “They return solely as soon as the season concludes. Throughout that interval, ladies and youngsters in villages are susceptible to crime. These days, many unidentified hawkers enter the village to promote their gadgets. The motive behind the boards is to make sure their correct verification is finished from their hometown in addition to native police right here.”
