Delhi on alert as Haryana violence spreads from Nuh to Gurgaon. Top developments
Gurugram killed five. The Gurugram Police urged people to not pay heed to rumours and dial 112 in case of any help. Five people have been killed so far 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. Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) said it will hold a "major demonstration" in Noida on Wednesday to protest against the communal violence in Haryana. VHP's publicity chief Rahul Dubey said the protest march would start from the Noida stadium in Sector 21A towards Rajnigandha Chowk in Sector 16, news agency PTI reported.
The demonstration is being planned at a time when restrictions under CrPC section 144 are placed in Noida in Gautam Buddh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh. Badshahpur which is on the Gurugram-Sohna road, Pataudi Chowk, Sector 67, Sector 70, Sector 57. The security has been strengthened in the adjoining districts of Nuh — Faridabad, Palwal, and Gurugram — in light of the violence.
Meanwhile, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar called the incident “unfortunate" and said that clashes broke out at several places and that a big conspiracy seems behind the violence. "This is an unfortunate incident. A Yatra was being organised during which some people conspired an attack Yatris and the police.
Violent incidents were reported at several places. There seems to be a big conspiracy behind this," said Khattar. “Heavy police have been deployed in Nuh district and nearby areas.
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