In a fresh spell of violence in Haryana, an eatery in Gurugram's Badshahpur was set on fire by a mob, and adjoining shops were vandalised on Tuesday. The incident comes just a day after a mob attacked a mosque and killed its naib imam. The 26-year-old imam was killed and a mosque was set ablaze in Gurugram’s Sector 57 as the violence spread from neighbouring Nuh, said the police on Tuesday, as per a PTI report.
According to the police, the mob reached the Anjuman Masjid in Sector 57 after midnight after which some people in the crowd opened fire at the people present inside the mosque and also set it on fire.
Two people were injured in the attack including the imam — identified as Saad, a native of Bihar — who succumbed to injuries during treatment, said a senior officer.
Notably, Gurugram Deputy Commissioner on Tuesday visited Sector 57 and said the situation situation there is peaceful and normal.
“I visited the site (Sector 57, Gurugram) earlier today and the situation there is peaceful and normal,” said Gurugram Deputy Commissioner Nishant Yadav on overnight violence in Gurugram's Sector 57 area. "We have conducted flag march as well...in Gurugram one death reported in Sector 57 mosque, 5 vehicles were torched in Sohna and 2-3 shops have been vandalised," he added.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday alleged that there was a “big conspiracy” behind the violence which erupted in Nuh after stones were pelted during a religious procession and cars were set on fire on Monday.
“This is an unfortunate incident. A Yatra was being organised during which some people conspired an attack on Yatris and police. Violent incidents were reported at several places. There seems to be a big conspiracy behind this,” said the Haryana CM, as per an ANI report.
“Heavy police have been deployed in Nuh district and nearby areas. Curfew has also been imposed in Nuh and Section 144 has been imposed in some places. Around 44 FIRs have been registered and 70 people have been taken into custody,” he added.