Chandigarh: A delegation of Haryana Congress which was on its way to visit the violence-hit Nuh on Tuesday was stopped by the police at Rojka Meo village in view of the continuing curfew in the district.
The Congress delegation which was led by state party chief Udai Bhan, had on Monday announced that they would be visiting Nuh with a purpose to ``re-establish’’ peace and brotherhood in the district which was hit by Communal clashes on July 31. The Congress and other opposition parties had alleged that the communal clashes were the result of the failure of BJP-Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) combine government in the state.
The police said that the delegation was stopped in view of the curfew imposed in the district and cited security concerns for the delegation, following which it returned.
Meanwhile, according to information, as many as 312 suspects had been arrested in as many 142 FIRs registered so far, besides 106 other suspects who had been detained for questioning in connection with the communal clashes in Nuh and adjoining areas since July 31 that had soon spread to the adjoining areas.
According to official information, the FIRs had been registered in Nuh, Gurugram, Faridabad, Palwal, Rewari, Panipat and Bhiwani districts.
Two Home Guards and a cleric were among six killed in the communal clashes which also led to massive damage to public and private properties in Nuh and adjoining areas. The violence reportedly erupted after a religious procession taken out by Vishva Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal was attacked by mobs in Nuh on July 31.
3 held for starting fire at Mazar village
Meanwhile, the Gurugram police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested three of the five accused of starting a fire in a mazar in village Khandsa late Sunday night.
According to police, the accused, identified as Gulshan, a shopkeeper, Lalit, a delivery boy working for a pharmacy, and Vijay, an auto driver, trio residents of Khandsa village, allegedly committed the act after getting influenced by social media posts. People of all religions offer their prayers at the said mazar, reports said.
Nuh DSP shifted
Meanwhile, according to another report, the state government transferred deputy superintendent of police (DSP), Nuh, Jai Prakash to police HQ, Panchkula. He was replaced by DSP, Siwani, Mukesh Kumar.
It may be recalled that the Nuh DC Prashant Panwar and SP Varun Singla have already been shifted from the district after the communal clashes.
