In yet another show of boatmen flexing hooliganism, tourists were beaten up and were threatened in Uttarakhand’s Nainital.
In a viral video that has surfaced on the internet showcases an ugly brawl between some tourists and boatmen on the boats parked on the banks of a lake.
In the video, it can be seen people from the both the sides engaging in a clash with blows exchanged and charging of boat paddles on each other.
As per the local news reports, an argument broke out between the boatmen and the tourists, who had gone to enjoy a boat ride in the Mallital region lake in Nainital. The argument escalated to such an extent that the boatmen allegedly thrashed the tourists and beat them up with paddles.
Reports claimed, the boatmen also threatened the tourists to drown their children in the lake during the altercation. A case has been filed against the boatmen.
The reason behind the argument is not yet ascertained.
This is the second instance in a month in Uttarakhand. Last month, in Rishikesh a scuffle broke out between the rafters during a rafting competition in the middle of the river Ganges.
The fight broke out between two rafting teams and in the same manner in which tourist and boatmen beat each other with paddles in Nainital, the rafters in Rishikesh engaged in a fight using paddles as their weapons for the fight.
Uttarakhand, the hill state witnesses a large amount of tourist footfall anually as it constitutes a number of beautiful, nature-friendly tourist destinations such as Rishikesh, Mussorie, Nainital among others.
A large amount of people also visit the state on pilgrimage tour as there are many religious sites also such as Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri, Yamnotri, Hemkund Sahib, Haridwar and others, a reason why the state is also known as Devbhoomi Uttarakhand.
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