Tension grips Haryana's Nuh after stones pelted at religious procession; internet restricted
The police lobbed teargas shells to disperse crowd and summoned troops from other areas as the two sides hurled stones at each other.
A vehicle set on fire by miscreants after clashes broke out during a religious procession, in NuhHaryana | We are appealing to people to maintain peace and not pay heed to rumours. The situation is unfortunate. I have never seen such failure of administration and police: Congress MLA from Nuh, Ch Aftab Ahmed pic.twitter.com/aSz4TkrOyC
— ANI (@ANI) July 31, 2023
The state administration has temporarily halted mobile internet connections till Wednesday, along with prohibitory orders forbidding gathering of people, as the tension seized the region. The police had fired teargas shells to disperse the throng.
Mobile internet services temporarily suspended in Nuh district of Haryana after clashes erupted between two groups pic.twitter.com/h4Fy6uvwmQ
— ANI (@ANI) July 31, 2023
"I, Home Secretary, Secretary, Haryana do hereby order the suspension of mobile internet services in the district Nuh in the state of Haryana and shall be in force, in order to prevent the spread of false information and rumors through various social media platforms, for facilitation and mobilization of mobs of agitators who can cause serious loss of life and damage to public and private properties by engaging in arson or vandalism, and other types of violent activities.
Conflicts reportedly broke out when Bajrang Dal leader Monu Manesar and his accomplices disseminated a disturbing video a few days prior and were set to participate in the march. Manesar is a cow vigilante accused of killing two Muslim males.
Later, the police organized a flag march to keep the area safe and orderly. Nuh SHO Hukam Singh stated to PTI that "the situation in the area is stable."
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