Gurugram: Riots rock city, shops set ablaze

Violent mobs roamed the streets of Gurugram on Tuesday afternoon, vandalizing and torching shops and restaurants in Badshahpur, Pataudi Chowk, and Sector 67, hours after a man was killed in Sector 57 and a mosque was burned down.

- Leena Dhankhar

Clashes broke out in Haryana's Nuh on Monday afternoon after a procession led by Hindu groups passing through the district was attacked. The attack left at least two home guards dead and dozens injured, including policemen, and led to the Haryana government imposing prohibitory orders under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in Nuh and Gurugram, but the violence spread to neighbouring Sohna and eventually to Gurugram.

Shortly after Monday midnight, a mob of close to 45 people vandalized the Anjuman Jama Masjid in Sector 57 and set it ablaze, the police said on Tuesday. At least one person, identified as the deputy or naib imam, was killed in the incident, while three others were injured. The arson incident was followed by an uneasy calm, with many parts of the streets deserted, following the administration's decision to shut all educational institutes and many professionals opting to work from home.