Ghaziabad, June 2 -- Communal tension related to the murder of Class 11 student Surya Chauhan in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad seems to have spread to neighbouring Uttarakhand, where Hindutva forces have demanded a complete ban on namaz.

Seventeen-year-old Surya Chauhan was allegedly murdered by a Muslim youth, Asad, on May 28, the day India celebrated Bakrid.

The Ghaziabad Police took quick action, and by May 31, Asad was killed in an encounter.

A video of Uttarakhand state president of Hindu Raksha Dal, Lalit Sharma, leading an intense protest by young men surfaced on social media platforms. He threatened that he would not allow jummah (Friday) prayers or any namaz in his locality.

Speaking to reporters, Sharma used explicit words again...