Summary:
Dehradun, Apr 21 (PTI) The Uttarakhand Police on Thursday launched a drive to "verify" antecedents of people who have come to the state over the past 10 years, a senior official said here on Thursday.
The drive begins just days ahead of the Char Dham Yatra in the state.
It follows Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami"s announcement recently that a campaign will be conducted to verify details and antecedents of people coming from outside so that "peace and social harmony" could be maintained in the state.
Dhami had said this in reply to a question on a demand by seers to ban the entry of non-Hindus in Char Dham areas.
Over the next 10 days, police will "verify" information related to people who have come from outside the state over the past 10 years, Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar said.
"Verification has been done earlier also.