Haryana: Tensions In Sonipat After Muslim Worshippers Attacked, Police Book 18

The incident left 15 people were injured after which police were deployed in the area and 18 people were booked. The police probe is underway in connection with the case.

Police deployed in Haryana's Sonipat after Muslim worshippers attacked

Source : ABP News

Communal tensions flared up in Haryana’s Sonipat on Sunday night after some Muslim worshippers were attacked by armed people. As per ABP News report, worshippers were coming out from a mosque when some people attacked them including pelting stones which left 15 people injured.

Following the incident, police were deployed in the area and the situation is now peaceful. 

According to a village resident, some people, who were in a drunken state attacked the worshippers after which the authorities came and the situation is now peaceful. “Will ensure that action is taken against those who attacked,” the resident told ABP News. 

18 people have been booked in connection with the case and a police probe is underway.

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This is a second incident of communal tensions being reported in a day as earlier today reports of brick-batting and arson between two groups came from Jharkhand's Jamshedpur over alleged desecration of a religious flag. 

Following the violence, the authorities imposed Prohibitory Orders under Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) in the locality. Security forces on Monday conducted a flag march in Kadma police station area following the stone pelting and arson, mobile internet is also temporarily banned.

Warring groups set two shops and an auto-rickshaw ablaze and the police fired tear gas shells to disperse the mob, news agency PTI reported officials as saying.

An adequate police force has been deployed in Shastrinagar under the Kadma police station to maintain law and order.

“Prohibitory Orders under Section 144 of CrPC were clamped in the area,” said Sub-Divisional Officer (Dhalbhum), Piyush Sinha, as quoted by PTI.