Op Kalnemi: Police verify IDs of 600 seers at Badrinath, detain 2
Op Kalnemi was initiated during the Kanwar Yatra against men who have allegedly been posing as seers and godmen to dupe people, including women and youths, in the state.
Police said the detained men were being questioned further to verify their credentials. A senior officer added, "As the operation continues, many seers have left the shrine amid the intensified checks. Police have been carrying out verification at regular intervals, but efforts have ramped up since the launch of Op Kalnemi during the Kanwar Yatra, following CM Pushkar Singh Dhami's directive last week."
Meanwhile, in Dehradun on Monday, police arrested 29 more individuals posing as holy men to dupe mainly women and youngsters on the pretext of offering religious and astrological solutions to their daily problems. Twenty of those arrested belong to other states.
Police said over 200 people have been arrested across the state so far since the operation began on Friday.
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