Hindu-Muslim clashes in India’s Haryana, Gurgaon leave 5 dead and more than 50 injured

Hindu-Muslim clashes in India’s Haryana, Gurgaon leave 5 dead and more than 50 injured.

At least five people, including two police officers, are reported to have been killed in clashes between Hindus and Muslims in Gurgaon, India.

The incident erupted after a Hindu religious procession passed through a Muslim-majority area in Haryana state, about 50 km south of the capital New Delhi on Monday.

As reported, fresh riots broke out after a religious procession, called ‘Brij Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra,’ passed by a Muslim-majority area in the Nuh region.

The violence soon spread to the neighboring province in the evening.

As reported, a mosque was burned down and a cleric, the Imam of the mosque was shot and burned in clashes that continued on Tuesday.

The imam was allegedly stabbed to death by a mob of 70 to 80 people who also burned down the Anjuman Jama Masjid, reports Indian media.

The police said they had identified the attackers who set fire to the mosque and arrested several of them.

As a security measure, the authorities shut down the internet, additional security forces were deployed and a lockdown has been declared as the violence continued.

Schools and universities were ordered to be closed on Tuesday.

Twitter timeline is flooded with messages showing the gravity of tension in the said areas:

Near Delhi, in Gurgaon, Hindu supremacist mob have burned down the mosque and killed the Naib Imam! https://t.co/1zvw1t3SPo

— Ashok Swain (@ashoswai) August 1, 2023

#Gurgaon #Gurugram continues to simmer in #NuhViolence . Various Muslim shops and shanties attacked and burnt in Badhshahpur area. Police on spot. #NuhClashes #Haryana #HaryanaNews @gurgaonpolice fails as a mosque was torched and Imam was gunned down in wee hours today. pic.twitter.com/Mjlgerjuj8

— Sumedha Sharma (@sumedhasharma86) August 1, 2023

 

A Mosque has been burnt in #Gurgaon India by hindus and the Imam was first shot and then burnt by hindus.
The hindus with support of police have been attacking Muslims since yesterday and many Muslims have been seriously injured with their houses and shops looted.#Mewat pic.twitter.com/q1N29rSJDT

— Tanvir (@Tanvir_Ansari) August 1, 2023

 

Haryana: The violence that originated in Nuh is now spreading to #Gurgaon . Visuals from #SohnaChowk. pic.twitter.com/WxmZUJqird

— TOI Gurgaon (@TOIGurgaon) July 31, 2023

 

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यह गुडगांव का सोहना चौक है जहां AK47 जैसे हथियार लहराये जा रहे है और पुलिस भी साथ है!#Gurgaon pic.twitter.com/IFqcMYK3DC

— Zakir Ali Tyagi (@ZakirAliTyagi) August 1, 2023

#Gurgaon Update

Several Muslim shops in Badshahpur were vandalized by Hindu Mob, adding to the recent unrest in Gurugram. pic.twitter.com/2FAxUygzlX

— Meer Faisal (@meerfaisal01) August 1, 2023