Imam killed in attack on Gurugram mosque

Authorities on Tuesday imposed a curfew in Nuh as Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij claimed that the violence was "engineered".

In Gurugram`s Sector 57 area, the 26-year-old imam was killed and a mosque was set ablaze as the violence spread from neighbouring Nuh, the police said.

The mob opened fire in which two people were injured. The imam, identified as Bihar native Saad, died during treatment, a senior officer said.

The mob reached the Anjuman Masjid in Sector 57 after midnight. Some people in the crowd opened fire at the people present in the mosque and also set it ablaze

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday said "strictest action" will be taken against those responsible for the incident.