Gurugram: 14 shops vandalised, seven set ablaze as fresh violence erupts in Badshahpur
The Badshahpur market was also shut down, police told sources
Fresh violence erupted in Gurugram’s Badshahpur on Tuesday, a day after communal clashes broke out in Haryana's Nuh.
Fourteen shops were vandalised in the main market as nearly 200 men on motorbikes and SUVs targeted outlets, mostly selling biryani, and other food stalls. In Sector 66, seven stores were set ablaze.
The mob ransacked shops belonging to a particular community and chanted ‘Jai Shri Ram’ in front of a mosque in Badshahpur, sources reported.
The Badshahpur market was also shut down, police told sources.
On Monday, a mob of roughly 45 people fired at a mosque in Gurugram’s sector 57 and later set it on fire.
Police said that at least one person died in the incident and three were injured, with one of them said to be critical.
The Haryana government on Monday imposed Section 144 CrPC in Gurugram and Nuh.
Late on Monday night, it also ordered all educational institutions in Gurugram, Faridabad and Palwal to remain shut on Tuesday in lieu of the violence.
Clashes had broken out in Nuh on Monday afternoon after a Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) procession passing through the district was attacked.
The attack left at least two home guards dead and dozens injured, including policemen.
