HARIDWAR: Members of the Valmiki community in Kankhal have alleged that police did not act on a written complaint they had given last week in which they blamed Bajrang Dal state coordinator Anuj Walia for inciting violence and spreading rumours in the area.Vipin Pewal, a youth from the community, said, “In our complaint, we had written how Walia was spreading rumours that shop owners from the minority community had made objectionable comments against the Valmikis. However, when police reached the spot, they let him escape instead of arresting him.” When asked, Anuj Walia said, “We are not spreading rumours. We are trying to explain the truth.”Some shops were vandalized and looted allegedly by the right-wing activists on Friday in Kankhal area of Haridwar district. Police later lodged an FIR and arrested two accused who belonged to Bajrang Dal. Section 144 was imposed in the district and heavy police force was deployed in sensitive areas.The Bajrang Dal leader, however, denied the role of the outfit’s activists. “Our activists did not vandalise any shops. Persons belonging to the minority community themselves vandalised their shops for creating communal tension in Kankhal. Police should file an FIR against these shop owners.”Walia also said that police should take action against shop owners for making objectionable comments against the community. “We will raise this issue before senior officers,” he added. When asked, police said Walia’s claims are baseless.Haridwar SSP Krishna Kumar VK said, “It was a rumour that shop owners belonging to the minority community made an objectionable comment against the Valmikis. We did not find any evidence and it was completely false. Strict action will be taken against those who are spreading the rumours.”