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PremiumHaryana Nuh Violence: The situation remains critical in sub-divisions of Gurugram after communal violence erupted between a group of young men and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad during a religious procession on Monday in the Nuh district of Haryana that claimed six lives and left more than 20 police personnel injured.
According to the Haryana government, six people have been killed so far in the violence, 176 people have been arrested, 90 detained, and 93 FIRs have been registered in connection with the clashes which also spread to the adjoining areas of Haryana including Delhi, Rajasthan's Bhiwani, etc.
Police said that the fight started after VHP's 'Brij Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra' was stopped by a group of young men near Khedla Mod in Nuh, and stones were pelted at the procession. Some police vehicles were also damaged. Cars were set on fire during the communal clashes in various districts of Haryana.
Gurugram district administration announced that all schools, colleges, and educational institutes will remain closed on Tuesday here. The mobile internet ban has been extended till August 5 in the wake of Haryana violence.
Check all the LIVE updates on Nuh clashes in Haryana here.
Nuh Violence: As many as 141 people have been arrested and 55 FIRs registered in connection with the violence and rioting at Haryana's Nuh district on Monday, the police informed on Friday.
The toll in the violence that broke out between two groups stood at 6, including 2 police homeguards, while another 88 were injured, police informed further.
"In connection with the violence that took place during a religious procession, 55 FIRs have been registered so far and 141 people have been arrested. Another 88 people were injured in the clashes. The toll in the violence stands at 6," a police officer said on Friday.
After a recent tweet posted from his account on the ongoing violence in Haryana created a row, actor Govinda on Thursday gave a clarification and said that his Twitter account was hacked.
Taking to Instagram, the veteran actor shared a video message and captioned it, “Just got a call from @mumbaigirl14 about a Tweet. I would like say that my Twitter account has been Hacked so please do not attribute the Haryana tweet to me.I have not posted it."
Nuh authorities bulldozed about 250 shanties allegedly encroaching upon government land in Tauru town, a police official said Friday, days after communal riots erupted in the district.
The official said the occupants of the Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) land were illegal Bangladeshi immigrants who were earlier living in Assam and the shanties were demolished Thursday evening.
Nuh Deputy Commissioner Prashant Panwar however denied that the demolition was linked to the recent violence. He said it was part of a normal process of clearing encroachments.
The shanties were built over an acre of land and people have been living here for three years, police said.
On Haryana violence, State Home Minister Anil Vij says, "We are scanning every social media...We have made a special committee which includes the members from the IT Cell. It will scan the entire social media scene. During the scan, if it is revealed that someone has put out inciteful posts then action will be taken."
Nuh Violence Live Updates: A total of 23 people arrested in connection to the recent incidents of violence in Haryana's Nuh were produced before the court, and were later sent to police remand for up to five days on Thursday.
Nuh Violence Live Updates: On Friday prayer, ACP Crime, Varun Kumar Dahiya says, "The arrangements are in place. Through social media and some sources, we have got the information that the Gurguram Police is stopping certain communities and people and not allowing them to go to the mosque for the Friday prayer...We absolutely condemn such information. Gurugram Police is just ensuring that the security arrangements are proper...We are not stopping anybody from going to the mosques."
Nuh Violence: Some unidentified people allegedly vandalised a shop in Haryana's Panipat which was located near the house of a man killed in the Nuh communal clashes, police said on Friday.
The miscreants targeted the shop selling chicken on Thursday evening and also damaged two vehicles parked nearby.
Nuh Violence Live Updates: SP Nuh, Varun Singla says, "Action has been taken on the illegal properties...The govt is taking strict actions."
Nuh Violence Live Updates: On the current situation in Nuh district, SP Nuh, Varun Singla says, "Till now 55 FIRs have been registered and 141 arrests made. Interrogation and investigation going on in full swing...We are constantly working on the leads...19 people went into judicial custody yesterday and the rest are on remand..."
The Haryana Govt has issued an order for the transfer of Nuh SP Varun Singla. He will be posted as SP Bhiwani. IPS Narendra Bijarniya replaces him as SP Nuh.
Nuh Violence Live Updates: Some local residents told reporters that there was harmony and brotherhood among the people living in the area and the act was carried out by some miscreants trying to vitiate the "peaceful" atmosphere. A senior police officer from Panipat said the matter was under investigation. (PTI)
Nuh Violence Live Updates: Some unidentified people allegedly vandalised a shop in Haryana's Panipat which was located near the house of a man killed in the Nuh communal clashes, police said on Friday.
The miscreants targeted the shop selling chicken on Thursday evening and also damaged two vehicles parked nearby. (PTI)
Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday demanded a judicial inquiry into the Nuh violence under the supervision of the High Court.
The former Haryana chief minister alleged that the violence was the result of the failure of the BJP-JJP government.
"The government proved to be a complete failure in understanding the sensitivity and condition of the matter and taking precautionary measures. Even the local police had already given the report to the government. Despite this, appropriate steps were not taken by the government," he said. (PTI)
A total of 23 people arrested in connection to the recent incidents of violence in Haryana's Nuh were produced before the court, and were later sent to police remand for up to five days on Thursday.
"A total of 23 accused in 6 different cases were produced before the court today. Accused in FIR No. 261 sent to 4-day remand. One accused sent to 3-day remand, five accused sent to 4-day remand and the remaining sent to 5-day remand," said the Counsel of the accused on Thursday. (ANI)
Amid ongoing communal clashes in Haryana, the Muslim community in Gurugram has been advised to observe Friday prayers at home, NDTV reported. Read the full story here.
Nuh Violence Live Updates: The violence originated during a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) rally on July 31 in Haryana's Nuh district, where a mob attacked the procession with stones, leading the participants to seek refuge inside a temple
Nuh Violence Live Updates: Amid ongoing communal clashes in Haryana, the Muslim community in Gurugram has been advised to observe Friday prayers at home.
Nuh Violence Live Updates: The Haryana government has constituted a committee that will monitor social media platforms to prevent the circulation of provocative material, including videos, photographs, and hate speeches, to maintain law and order and communal harmony in the state.
Nuh Violence Live Updates: Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday demanded a judicial inquiry into the Nuh violence under the supervision of the High Court. The former Haryana chief minister alleged that the violence was the result of the failure of the BJP-JJP government.
Nuh Violence Live Updates: Sporadic incidents of arson have been reported from Pataudi since Monday after violence broke out in the adjoining Nuh district over an attempt to stop a Vishva Hindu Parishad procession.
Three motorcycles were set on fire on Thursday night in Pataudi area here, police said.
The motorcycles were parked outside Rashid Auto Works near Chungi no. 4 while a mechanic was sleeping inside the shop. Firefighters doused the flames and rescued the mechanic, police said.
Nuh Violence Live Updates: A total of 23 people arrested in connection to the recent incidents of violence in Haryana's Nuh were produced before the court, and were later sent to police remand for up to five days on Thursday. (ANI)
Nuh Violence Live Updates: Three motorcycles were set on fire on Thursday night in Pataudi area here, police said.
The motorcycles were parked outside Rashid Auto Works near Chungi no. 4 while a mechanic was sleeping inside the shop. Firefighters doused the flames and rescued the mechanic, police said. (PTI)
Nuh Violence Live Updates: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday urged the Haryana government to take stern action against the rioters and restore normalcy at the earliest.
"We must remember that true strength lies in peace, non-violence, and harmonious coexistence. We cannot let hatred and division consume us," Stalin said in a tweet.
Nuh Violence Live Updates: Days after incidents of violence in Haryana's Nuh district, the state government transferred the Superintendent of Police, Varun Singla from the district.
Nuh Violence Live Updates: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said his Haryana counterpart was trying to divert attention from communal clashes taking place there by offering to give Rajasthan Police a free hand in acting against Monu Manesar – a Bajrang Dal activist and cow vigilante.
Nuh Violence Live Updates: Increased security maintained in Haryana's Nuh amid curfew imposed after violent clashes between two groups on July 31.
Nuh Violence Live Updates: Police personnel continue to remain deployed in parts of Gurugram in the aftermath of violence that broke out earlier this week.
Nuh Violence Live Updates: Amidst communal clashes that broke out between two groups on July 31 during a religious procession in Haryana, Nuh SP Varun Singla has been transferred and posted as SP Bhiwani. In Nuh, IPS Narendra Bijarniya has now taken charge of the SP office, according to ANI reports.
Nuh Violence Live Updates: A top Haryana government official on Thursday said anyone found responsible for the communal clashes will not be spared and claimed that the situation is fast returning to normal in the state. (PTI)
Nuh Violence Live Updates: Nuh SP Varun Singla transferred and posted as SP Bhiwani. IPS Narendra Bijarniya replaces him as SP Nuh.
Nuh Violence Live Updates: A total of 176 people have been arrested and 78 taken into preventive detention in connection with the communal clashes in Haryana, a top state government official said here on Thursday.
Nuh Violence Live Updates: Security deployed outside Jama Masjid, Sadar Bazar in Haryana's Gurugram ahead of Friday prayers.
Nuh Violence Live Updates: Scores of migrant workers in Haryana's Nuh are either returning home out of fear or fleeing to neighbouring Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh in search of work in the wake of communal violence in the district which has claimed six lives.
Nuh Violence Live Updates: Bajrang Dal member Monu Manesar's name has cropped up at the center of communal clashes that broke out during a Vishva Hindu Parishad procession in the Nuh district of Haryana, where two home guards were killed and more than 15 others injured including several policemen on Monday.
Nuh Violence Live Updates: Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Thursday said that measures are being taken by the local authorities to restore peace and normalcy in Haryana.
"I'm sure you are aware of the measures that are being taken by local authorities. You've seen it a lot in the media to put a stop to the violence there, to restore peace and normalcy," Bagchi said when asked about India's reaction on the US State Department comment on the violence in Haryana.
Nuh Violence Live Updates: A day after BJP Minister Rao Inderjit Singh raised questions over participants carrying weapons in a religious yatra, a cow vigilante in Faridabad ‘Bittu Bajrangi’ who was present at the Vishwa Hindu Parishad's rally on July 31 in Nuh claimed that some yatris carried swords and sticks for worship.
Nuh Violence Live Updates: Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday demanded a judicial inquiry into the Nuh violence under the supervision of the High Court.
The former Haryana chief minister alleged that the violence was the result of the failure of the BJP-JJP government.
Nuh Violence Live Updates: Muslims here will not offer Friday namaz at any mosque or open space in view of violence that flared up in Nuh, Sohna, and Gurugram earlier in the week, a community leader has announced.
Nuh Violence Live Updates: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday urged the Haryana government to take stern action against the rioters and restore normalcy at the earliest.
Also, he sought appropriate steps to prevent such incidents of violence in the future.
Nuh Violence Live Updates: Senior Congress leader and former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Thursday demanded a judicial probe by a high court judge into the government's "failure" to prevent the violence that started from Nuh and claimed six lives.
Nuh Violence Live Updates: A top Haryana government official on Thursday said anyone found responsible for the communal clashes will not be spared and claimed that the situation is fast returning to normal in the state.
Nuh Violence Live Updates: A mosque was set on fire and a short circuit apparently triggered a blaze in another in Haryana's Nuh district, while two brothers belonging to Muslim community were allegedly beaten up in Gurugram by a group of about 30 people, police said on Thursday.
Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday demanded a judicial inquiry into the Nuh violence under the supervision of the High Court. The former Haryana chief minister alleged that the violence was the result of the failure of the BJP-JJP government.
"The government proved to be a complete failure in understanding the sensitivity and condition of the matter and taking precautionary measures. Even the local police had already given the report to the government. Despite this, appropriate steps were not taken by the government," he said.
A Muslim community leader has announced that Muslims in the area will refrain from offering Friday namaz at public places or mosques due to the recent incidents of violence in Nuh, Sohna, and Gurugram earlier this week.
"I appeal to the people to offer namaz at home. Only those people who live in a masjid can offer namaz in the masjid. No one else is allowed to enter it. May Allah protect our brotherhood," Mufti Saleem Qasmi, president of Jamiat Ulama in Gurugram, told PTI on Thursday.
So far, 176 people have been arrested in the communal violence that spread in parts of the state. “93 FIRs registered in 5 districts, including 46 in Nuh, 23 in Gurugram and 18 in Palwal," says ACS (Home) TVSN Prasad said.
"Everyone should maintain peace. People should not post or forward provocative posts on social media. The investigation is underway. The police have registered 83 FIRs, and 159 people have been arrested. The investigation is going on," says Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij.
Nuh Violence Live Updates: Amid the communal clashes in Haryana, the US Department of State on Thursday appealed for peace and urged parties to refrain from violence.
Nuh Violence Live Updates: "The 'state-sponsored' violence in Haryana is far from coming under control. Gurugram-Manesar is an economic belt and if riots are incited for political benefits by BJP-JJP then it will adversely affect the employment and financial situation in the state," says Congress leader Randeep Surjewala. (PTI)
Nuh Violence Live Updates: Police personnel check vehicles in Gurugram's Badshahpur amid tightened security after violence that broke out in the district earlier this week.
Nuh Violence Live Updates: "No molotov cocktails were hurled at the two mosques. It appears that the fire broke out at one of the mosques was due to a short circuit," says Nuh SP Varun Singla on arson reports at two mosques in the city.
