IN PHOTOS: In fresh violence, eatery set on fire in Gurugram

A mob set fire to an eatery and vandalised adjoining shops in Gurugram's Badshahpur on Tuesday afternoon (pics/PTI)  

Updated On: 2023-08-01 07:31 PM IST

Compiled by : Anagha Sawant

Charred remains of a shop and other temporary structures, set ablaze by miscreants in a fresh case of communal violence (PTI)

A fire brigade team reached the spot and controlled the blaze, police said

 

The mob ransacked some shops belonging to a particular community and also chanted "Jai Shri Ram" in front of a mosque in Badshahpur

 

After getting information about the fresh violence, police reached the spot but the rioters managed to flee on their bikes and other vehicles by then, officials said, adding some suspects have been detained

 

According to reports, some shanties were also set on fire on Kadarpur road. However, police have denied it.
Five people have been killed so far in the violence that erupted on Monday. Four people, including two home guards, died and many others injured in Nuh, where mobs tried to stop a Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) procession, while a naib imam was killed at a mosque in Gurugram

 

"Some youths were trying to create ruckus in the market and chanting 'Jai Shri Ram'. We reached the spot and handled the situation," said Satish Kumar, SHO of Badshahpur police station

 

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