Uttarakhand

In Uttarakhand, a woman and her six-year-old daughter were allegedly gang-raped, confirmed police on June 27.  Getting into details,  they were raped in a moving car in Haridwar's Roorkee, by one, identified as Sonu with his friends, who allegedly offered lift to the victim.  SP Pramendra Doval said some friends of the man were already in the car and dumped the body in a canal, after the crime.

Disappointed with the new "Agnipath Recruitment Scheme" in Army, aspirants staged a violent protests erupted in Bihar and Utarakhand. On June 16, they intensified their protests, torched trains and public properties. They also started stone-pelting at Ara railway station. The protestors demanded the withdrawal of the scheme, which limits service years and age limit for training from 17.5 year to 21 year with an early exit from army services… read-more

Due to rising temperatures in Uttarakhand's Tehri Garhwal region, a fire broke out in the forest area, on June 3. According to Manoj Rawat, a forest department official, "Forest range of Kirtinagar in Tehri Garhwal district is burning". He further stated that due to the "heat and unsanitary conditions", the employees of the forest department are facing problems. Operations to douse the fire are underway, and further details are awaited.

Ex-Uttarakhand Minister Rajendra Bahuguna allegedly committed suicide on May 27. He climbed a water tank and shot himself on May 26. The drastic step was taken after the recent allegations of his daughter-in-law, who said that Bahuguna allegedly molested his granddaughter. "He was very upset about his daughter-in-law's allegation," said Pankaj Bhatt, Delhi police official. Moreover, the daughter-in-law and son of Bahuguna have been booked… read-more

In Uttarakhand's Kedarnath, four more Pilgrims lost their lives after falling ill, on May 25. Meanwhile, three others have been airlifted to Rishikesh's AIIMS via air ambulance. The deceased have been identified as Rishi Bhadauriya (65), Shambu Dayal Yadav (66), Kamalnath Bhatt (60) and Changdev Janardan Shinde. Reportedly, since May 6, over 38 Pilgrims have died on their way, due to cardiac arrest and other health problems.