In disputes between Hindus and Muslims on Monday in India's Haryana state, which is next to the capital New Delhi, at least five people were killed, including two police officers, according to police officials.
A Hindu religious procession that was travelling through the Muslim-dominated Nuh area, around 50 km from New Delhi, caused violence to break out.
Two of the dead, according to police were home guard volunteers who aid police in quelling public disturbances. The clashes also resulted in 10 more police officers being hurt.
By Monday night, however, the violence spilled over into neighboring Gurugram, where a mosque was torched around midnight, killing one person and injuring another. Gurugram, formerly known as Gurgaon, shares a border with New Delhi and has emerged as a business hub for the country, housing several multinational companies.
Prohibitory orders had already been issued for the district after some cars were set on fire on Monday evening, and schools and colleges had been directed to remain closed on Tuesday.
“The attackers (who torched the mosque) have been identified and several of them have been rounded up,” Gurgaon Police said in a statement on Tuesday morning, adding that security around places of worship had also been tightened.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, in a post on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, also condemned the incident in Nuh, where curfew orders have been imposed and the Internet shut off.
A Hindu religious procession that was travelling through the Muslim-dominated Nuh area, around 50 km from New Delhi, caused violence to break out.
Two of the dead, according to police were home guard volunteers who aid police in quelling public disturbances. The clashes also resulted in 10 more police officers being hurt.
By Monday night, however, the violence spilled over into neighboring Gurugram, where a mosque was torched around midnight, killing one person and injuring another. Gurugram, formerly known as Gurgaon, shares a border with New Delhi and has emerged as a business hub for the country, housing several multinational companies.
Prohibitory orders had already been issued for the district after some cars were set on fire on Monday evening, and schools and colleges had been directed to remain closed on Tuesday.
“The attackers (who torched the mosque) have been identified and several of them have been rounded up,” Gurgaon Police said in a statement on Tuesday morning, adding that security around places of worship had also been tightened.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, in a post on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, also condemned the incident in Nuh, where curfew orders have been imposed and the Internet shut off.
