Haryana 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, news agency PTI reported.
Haryana, Nuh, Gurgaon Violence Updates, August 4: Days after incidents of violence in Haryana’s Nuh, Superintendent of Police (SP) Varun Singla, who was on leave when the communal clashes broke out in the district, has been transferred to Bhiwani, as per an official order. IPS Narendra Bijarniya has been appointed as the new SP of the district. Meanwhile, 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, news agency PTI reported. Further, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) T V S N Prasad said a centre of the Rapid Action Force, CRPF’s anti-riot unit, will soon be set up in Nuh. A total of 55 FIRs, including 10 for spreading misinformation on social media, have been registered in Nuh so far, and 141 people have been arrested.
Meanwhile, the curfew will be relaxed in Nuh today (Friday) from 12 noon to 3 pm. As per sources, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar is also scheduled to chair a cabinet meeting today in Chandigarh. Internet services remain suspended in Nuh, Faridabad and Palwal districts and in three sub-divisions of the Gurgaon district — Sohna, Pataudi and Manesar — till August 5. The police on Thursday said that two incidents of fire were reported at two mosques in ward no 13 in Tauru, Nuh, and investigation to ascertain the causes is on. Further, two brothers were assaulted allegedly by a group of 25-30 men in Gurgaon’s Palda Dhani Wednesday, police said. According to police, Rustam and Nisar Ali were targeted by the group and asked to leave their house in Sector 70.
In other news, former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has demanded a judicial probe by a high court judge into the government’s “failure” to prevent the violence, news agency ANI reported. Hooda said, “The probe should ascertain the truth what led to the violent clashes and who instigated and why the government failed to take preventive steps on time to prevent a communal clash.” Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Prashant Panwar and SP Varun Singla have appealed to ulemas to offer Friday prayers from home in Nuh. They asked the religious leaders to encourage people to do the same.
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When asked about the involvement of self-proclaimed cow vigilante Mohit Yadav, better known as Monu Manesar, CM Khattar said: “The Rajasthan government had registered an FIR against Bajrang Dal’s Monu Manesar. We have told them that whatever help is required to look for him will be provided by us.” Monu Manesar, an accused in the murders of Junaid and Nasir in Bhiwani, had released a video saying he would participate in the Nuh yatra. However, he did not show up. Meanwhile, Haryana police chief P K Agrawal said that an SIT will be formed to investigate the cases of violence and that Manesar’s role is being probed.
Priest recalls how a temple sheltered hundreds in Nuh
Working at the ancient Nalhar Mahadev Temple for a year now, priest Deepak Sharma, 35, was expecting heavy crowds during the ongoing month of Saawan. But nothing prepared him for the deluge of people who took shelter on the premises to escape violence in Nuh, situated seven-kilometres away, on Tuesday.
Sharma recalled how he along with four temple workers managed to control an anxious crowd, who thought the temple will be vandalised and they could be targeted anytime. The temple purportedly housed around 3,000 persons that day until all were rescued by police in the evening.
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First published on: 03-08-2023 at 08:34 IST
