Nuh violence: Cong MLA arrested, Hry shuts net in district

Congress leader Mamman Khan, legislator from Ferozepur Jhirka assembly seat in Nuh, has been arrested for his alleged role in inciting the July 31 communal violence that broke out in the district, and for allegedly remaining in touch with suspects involved in sharing "misleading" and "provocative" posts on social media platforms to instigate others, police officers privy to the developments in the case said on Friday.

- Debashish Karmakar

Hours after the legislator was arrested on Thursday, the Haryana government snapped mobile internet and bulk SMS services in Nuh, while the district administration issued prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order.

Khan was nabbed from Ajmer in Rajasthan on Thursday night and was produced before a Nuh court on Friday, which granted his two-day remand to the Haryana Police special investigation team handling the riot cases.

Communal clashes erupted on July 31 in Nuh, around 50km from Gurugram, after mobs attacked a Hindu religious procession organised by the Vishva Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal.

The ensuing violence barrelled into neighbouring districts and cities, including Gurugram, leading to the death of six people, with a further 88 injured.

Khan is the 331st suspect-but the most high-profile personarrested in this connection.