Haldwani, Aug. 30 -- Uttarakhand's Haldwani City Kotwali Police registered a First Information Report (FIR) against Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, following a complaint regarding his public statements about a purification ritual (shuddhikaran yajna) in Haldwani.

The complaint was filed by 26-year-old Amit Kumar, a resident of Jawahar Nagar Colony, Haldwani, and a member of the Valmiki community (Scheduled Caste). Kumar serves as an office-bearer of the Shri Ram Sena Dharmarth Seva Nyas organisation.

The case, FIR No. 0297/2026, was lodged on August 30 at 22:16 hrs at Haldwani Police Station, Nainital District, Uttarakhand. The investigation has been assigned to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Amit Kumar.

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