Attack on VHP procession in Nuh was well-planned: CM Manohar Lal Khattar

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Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday termed the Nuh violence as «unfortunate» and said the attack on a VHP procession was «well-planned which pointed to a larger conspiracy». Five people have been killed in the violence that erupted on Monday. Four people, including two home guards, died and many others injured in Nuh, where mobs tried to stop a Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) procession, while a naib imam was killed at a mosque in Gurugram.

«In a well-planned and conspiratorial manner, the attack was carried out in Nuh to disrupt the (Brij Mandal Jalabhishek) yatra and the police were also targeted, which points to a larger conspiracy,» Khattar said in a tweet in Hindi. Security forces sent by the central and state governments are currently stationed there and the situation has been brought under control, he further tweeted. So far, 44 FIRs have been registered and 70 people taken into custody, he said.

After investigations, strict action will be taken against all those found involved in the violence, he said. Khattar said anyone who has indulged in this arson will not be spared, according to an official statement issued after the CM held a meeting with Home Minister Anil Vij and senior officials. In the meeting held to take stock of the situation, Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal was present while senior police officers, including the DGP, joined it virtually.

Earlier in the day, Home Minister Vij said someone who wanted to disturb the peace in Haryana engineered the violence in Nuh. On Tuesday, authorities imposed a curfew in the district after the previous day's violence. Khattar said that every year, the Yatra used to be taken out.