Hyderabad, Feb. 15 -- Following the violence in Uttarkhand's Haldwani over demolition of an Islamic seminary, the police have claimed that burqa-clad women were pelting stones on officers on-duty. The women, who allegedly created a ruckus in the Banbhulpura violence were being identified to face the law, official sources said.

Senior Superintendent of Police Nainital Prahlad Narayan Meena alleged that during the anti-encroachment drive, women wearing burqas attacked police personnel with stones. On the basis of security footage, the accused were being identified, he said.

Haldwani violence

Disappointing minorities, the authorities on Thursday, February 8, demolished a madrassa and a mosque in Bhnbhulpura, Haldwani, which they claimed h...