Several shops and shanties were set on fire in Gurugram's sector 70 on Tuesday night. Authorities imposed prohibitory orders across the district, including a ban on the sale of loose petrol or diesel.
At least six people have died including two home guards who were shot dead after after a clash broke out on Monday.
The Gurugram police urged citizens not to believe rumours, and not give credence to reports on social media. "Messages being circulated on social media about schools, colleges, work stations being closed today are false. All traffic is running as usual, there are no restrictions," says Varun Kumar Dahiya, Assistant Commissioner of Police - Gurgaon.
Meanwhile, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar called the incident "unfortunate" and said that clashes broke out at several places and that a big conspiracy seems behind the violence.
The security has been strengthened in the adjoining districts of Nuh - Faridabad, Palwal, and Gurugram - in light of the violence.
Here are the Highlights on Haryana violence:
The human toll of the violence that broke out in Haryana's Nuh and spread to other parts of the state cannot be measured only in terms of the dead and the injured, and a locality in Gurugram is a glaring example of this. Of the over 100 Muslim families from West Bengal that were staying in the locality, only 15 remain, and even they say they are petrified and are not going back only because they don't have the money to do so. Read more.
The deaths of at least five people, including two police personnel, in clashes between Hindus and Muslims that erupted on Monday around 50 km south of New Delhi, and simmered even a day later, have brought questions about the role of social media posts and alleged inaction on the part of the authorities in sharp focus. Read more
- The ripples from Monday's communal clash in Haryana's Nuh has reached sector 70 in Gurugram, which is less than 20 kms from the national capital New Delhi.
- A shop and several shanties next to a residential complex were set on fire on Tuesday night.
- Several shops and shanties were set on fire in Gurugram's sector 70 on Tuesday night.
- Authorities imposed prohibitory orders across the district, including a ban on the sale of loose petrol or diesel.
- Gurugram Police said that there have been sporadic clashes in the city, no major incident has occurred yet. "There have been some incidents of arson and skirmishes today. But there has been no major incident," police said.