Haridwar hate videos: Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar says no UAPA
The Hindu
Event did not lead to killings, no explosives found, videos pulled down from Facebook, he says
A day after the Uttarakhand police registered a First Information Report (FIR) regarding a where calls were made for violence against Muslims, State Director General of Police (DGP) Ashok Kumar said the hate videos had been pulled down from Facebook.
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