Hyderabad, May 30 -- A decades-old land dispute between Hindu and Muslim communities resurfaced on Thursday, May 29, in the Gaujani area of Ramnagar, Nainital, after a Muslim family began digging a grave on land allegedly outside the designated cemetery.

The move sparked immediate objections from local Hindu residents and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers, prompting a tense standoff. BJP leader Madan Joshi claimed the burial site was around 200 metres from the approved cemetery boundary. "This land is not part of the authorised cemetery," he told ETV Bharat.

The sub-divisional magistrate, Pramod Kumar, rushed to the site with a heavy police presence to defuse the situation. "The administration intervened and held talks with both side...