Nuh violence: Manohar Lal Khattar says attack on VHP procession was ‘well-planned’ and part of ‘big conspiracy’
Fresh violence erupts in Gurgaon's Badshahpur: Mob of 200 vandalises 14 shops Nuh Violence: How internet shutdowns work in India? Explained So far, 44 FIRs have been registered and 70 people have been taken into custody, Khattar said. Five people have been killed and several others injured in the violence that erupted on Monday. In Nuh, mobs tried to stop a VHP procession, while a naib imam was killed at a mosque in Gurugram.
On Tuesday, a curfew was imposed in the district after the previous day's violence. The chief minister said after investigations, strict action will be taken against all those found involved in the violence. To review the situation, a meeting was held between Khattar, home minister Anil Vij and senior officials.
Anyone who has indulged in this arson will not be spared, Khattar said in an official statement. Earlier in the day, Vij said someone who wanted to disturb the peace in Haryana engineered the violence in Nuh. Khattar said that every year, the Yatra used to be taken out.
This year too, this Yatra was being taken out when the incident occurred at around 2 pm on Monday, he said. The chief minister said some people hatched a conspiracy and attacked the Yatra. Police personnel were also attacked and there was arson and burning down of vehicles at several places, resulting in disruption of the Yatra, he said.
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