Haryana Violence: Three people killed and at least 20 others, including several policemen, injured Monday as mobs in Haryana’s Nuh district tried to stop a Vishva Hindu Parishad procession, pelting stones and setting cars on fire, officials said.
As news of the clash in Nuh spread, mobs in Sohna pelted stones and set ablaze four vehicles and a shop, belonging to people from that community. Protesters there blocked a road for hours
Police said the Home Guards shot dead as a mob tried to stop the religious procession in Nuh’s Khedla Mod, throwing stones and setting cars on fire. The third person as killed in the overnight violence, while the fourth person died after a mob attacked a mosque in Gurugram.
Authorities on Tuesday imposed a curfew in Haryana ‘s Nuh district where three people killed and several injured following violence that erupted over an attempt to stop a Vishva Hindu Parishad procession.
Curfew has clamped on Nuh district, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij said on Tuesday.
Haryana Chief Minister, other leaders appeal for peace
In the wake of “intense communal tension” in Haryana’s Nuh, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and other leaders cutting across party lines have appealed to people to maintain peace and harmony in the state.
Mr Khattar also said that “strictest action” will taken against those responsible for the incident.