Tension at the Himachal Pradesh-Uttarakhand border eased as a group of Nihangs, who had pushed through barricades en route to Hemkund Sahib, agreed to return to Paonta Sahib after negotiations. The group, protesting the arrest of four Nihangs in a Karnaprayag market dispute, called off their planned march. Authorities facilitated their safe passage, resolving the standoff amicably.

The three-day standoff at Uttarakhand's Nagarasu Gurudwara ended peacefully after discussions between Nihang Sikhs and authorities.

Rudraprayag superintendent of police Neeharika Tomar claimed that the Nagrasu incident was unrelated to the Karnaprayag clash; administration urges people to ignore rumours