Watch: after clashes, 'stone pelting', and lathi charge, Uttarakhand CM orders magisterial probe

Following clashes in Uttarakhand's Dehradun, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has ordered a detailed magisterial inquiry.

Clashes broke out on 9 February 2023 when youngsters staged a protest demanding a CBI investigation into alleged irregularities in recruitment.

Police accused the protestors of pelting stones and vandalising police vehicles. Cops also conducted a lathi-charge to disperse the protestors.

Subsequently, the chief minister ordered a probe into the sequence of events, and why the baton charge was conducted.

Meanwhile, hitting out at the Dhami government, former Chief Minister Harish Rawat said that the lathi charge by the police on the students was "unfortunate".

"Students are demanding a robust exam system. Already there is a lack of jobs due to the BJP government, then paper gets leaked and cancelled. When students were protesting, they were lathi-charged, which is unfortunate," Rawat said.

(With ANI inputs)

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