Amidst the urban landscape of Haldwani in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand, communal tensions ignited fervently subsequent to a government-initiated anti-encroachment campaign targeting the locality of Banbhulpura. The contentious dismantling of a madrasa and a subterranean mosque-esque edifice, both deemed to be infringing upon state-owned premises, incited vehement altercations as the sun waned on Thursday’s eve.