A group of Nihangs ended a standoff with Uttarakhand police at the Kulhal checkpoint in Dehradun's Vikasnagar area early Friday following negotiations. The group, which had attempted to march toward Hemkund Sahib to demand the release of four arrested members, returned to Paonta Sahib in Himachal Pradesh under police escort. Both Times of India and Hindustan Times reported the events, though coverage draws exclusively from left-center sources.