Overview
- A group of tourists from Delhi reportedly drank on top of a parked Mahindra Thar in the Khara Srot area of Muni Ki Reti and behaved indecently, which drew objections from a parking attendant and nearby residents.
- Footage circulating online shows members of the group assaulting the parking attendant and other locals, including an image of a shirtless man lifting a large stone toward a victim.
- Police say they prioritized taking the injured to hospital, launched a search operation in Tapovan and Rishikesh, and detained suspects within hours of the incident.
- Official accounts differ on details: some reports say five people were detained and the Thar was seized, while others cite six people taken into custody and note use of Section 81 of the Uttarakhand Police Act; investigations and legal proceedings are under way.
- The viral video has driven strong public outrage and calls for strict action, and authorities say they will continue probing the case and pursuing charges against those found to have broken the law.