Uttarakhand sources have stated that recently a case was registered in Almora after the local traders complained they received shoes from China wrapped in a cardboard box with Tricolor pasted on them.
According to sources the box carried tricolor on top and labeled with Chinese characters on its base stating, ‘origin of China’. This led to tension in the town as most of the shopkeepers received shoes with the Indian flag on it. A shopkeeper said "He received the goods on Thursday and when he opened the bags, he was shocked to see the flag on the shoe boxes. Later he had called the police, sensing something wrong".
Meanwhile the police officers said the move was intended to humiliate the
feelings of residents after the standoff between India and China at Doklam.
Senior Superintendent of Police of Almora P. Renuka Devi said, "At
present, we can confirm that the boxes were supplied from Delhi to the Rudrapur
dealer. We have requested Udham Singh Nagar police to question the dealer to
ascertain the origin of these boxes."
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