Two Home Guard jawans were killed and more than 10 policemen injured on Monday as a mob in Haryana’s Nuh district tried to stop a Vishva Hindu Parishad procession, pelting stones and setting cars on fire, police said.
The district administration has put Gurugram on high alert after a dozen cops were shot, including inspectors and a DSP. As per police, all the injured are undergoing treatment at Medanta.
Further, to bring the situation under control, thousands of cops have been brought from other districts. Residents of Gurugram and Faridabad are requested not to go out of their homes.
From the Mewat region, reports of many women, trapped in a temple, are also coming.
Section 144 has been imposed in Gurugram and many schools have been closed following the deteriorating law and order situation in the area.
On the other hand, the Haryana Home Department wrote to the Union Home Ministry for immediate despatching of 20 companies of Rapid Action Force (RAF) for maintaining law and order in Nuh district.
After issuing warning for days against the yatra a mob torched over 80 vehicles, a police chowki and virtually took around 2,000 people “hostage” in a temple. As per reports, all have been rescued.
The state government imposed Section 144 in the district sealed its borders and suspended internet services till August 2.
Additional forces from Gurugram, Palwal and Rewari were called in. ADGP Law Mamta Singh led the forces trying to rein in the chaos. Earlier, there were reports of several people being stuck in Nalhar Mahadev temple. Home Minister Anil Vij said central forces were airdropped to rescue them.
“Additional forces have been sent to Nuh and three companies from the Centre are being airdropped to rescue those stranded. Internet services are suspended and we are trying to restore peace and law and order,” said Vij.
According to police, the clashes broke out when VHP’s Brij Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra was stopped by a group of young men near Khedla Mod in Nuh. The procession was pelted with stones and at least four cars, part of the procession, were set on fire.
