Dehradun, April 24 -- Police have registered four first information reports (FIRs) in connection with "misinformation, provocative social media content", and vandalism of government property during the Kedarnath yatra in Uttarakhand.

The Char Dham Yatra commenced on Friday with the opening of the portals of Yamunotri, Gangotri and Kedarnath Dham on the occasion of Akshay Tritiya in the Garhwal Himalayas. In the first two days of the yatra, a total of 63,252 pilgrims have visited the shrine.

Kedarnath Sabha president Rajkumar Tiwari said some vloggers and YouTubers were spreading misleading information about facilities at the shrine, which could harm the image of the pilgrimage.

Rudraprayag superintendent of police (SP) Neeharika Tomar ...