Nuh violence Updates |176 people arrested, 78 taken into preventive detention so far: Haryana ACS (Home)

Senior Congress leader and former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda demanded a judicial probe by a high court judge into the government's "failure" to prevent the violence. At a press conference held at the AICC headquarters here, Hooda accused the BJP-led Haryana government of being a "complete failure" on all counts and said, "Whosoever instigated the violence and riots in Nuh should be punished. They should not be given any kind of protection by authorities. We demand a judicial inquiry headed by a high court judge into why the government failed to prevent the riots in Nuh and that will help bring out the truth into the incident," he told reporters.

Haryana Govt Additional Chief Secretary Home assured that the matter is being investigated and nobody will be spared. "We are investigating & nobody will be spared, whoever & whichever group it is. If somebody has done something which is harmful to the country's & society's interest we will not spare them. But all this needs to be done meticulously. Evidence needs to be gathered, forensic evidence needs to be gathered..." he added.

Assistant Chief Secretary (Home) TVSN Prasad said that as many as 176 people have been arrested so far and 78 taken into preventive detention since Monday (July 31) when clashes erupted. He further said that the IRB battalion has been deployed in Nuh and there will be an RAF Centre in Mewat soon as well.

All 19 accused have been sent to judicial custody for 14 days. There were produced in the court today. 

Here is the list of accused

All the 19 accused have been produced in the court. They were on remand for a day. According to reports, now they are likely to be sent to jail.

(Report by Atul Bhatia)

Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij urged people to maintain peace and refrain from posting provocative posts on social media. "...Everyone should maintain peace. People should not post or forward provocative posts on social media. The investigation is underway. The police have registered 83 FIRs, and 159 people have been arrested. The investigation is going on...," he added. Vij further said that at least 83 FIRs have been registered so far related to the matter. 

The district administration team is keeping a close watch on those spreading rumours on social media. According to reports, strict action is being taken against those spreading rumours while continuously monitoring the matter by the district administration team. At least three FIRs have been registered in this case so far. 
Nuh SP Varun Singla said that the information being shared on the social media account is being thoroughly investigated by the district police team. He informed that 24-hour strict vigil is being maintained by the Cyber ​​Cell and Social Media Wing team of the Police Department.

(Report: Abhay Parashar) 

Haryana government partially lifts mobile internet suspension from 1300 hours to 1600 hours today in Nuh, Faridabad and Palwal districts and territorial jurisdiction of Sub division Sohna, Pataudi and Manesar of district Gurugram.

Here is the first picture of rioters who were involved in Nuh violence. 

Rioters of Nuh violence

Paramilitary forces today (August 3) conducted a flag march in Nuh after a curfew was imposed in the district following the clashes between the group in the state. Streets were deserted in the district amid the curfew imposed in the area.

In the wake of communal violence in Haryana, Ajmer Dargah Diwan Syed Zainul Abedin has appealed to all religious leaders and responsible people of the society to come forward and maintain peace and harmony in the society. In a statement, Abedin said: "Politicians should control their language. I appeal to all the responsible politicians of the country to exercise restraint on their language." On the outbreak of the violence, he said: "Think of the country by rising above political interests."  "Don't give any such statement that will inflame the sentiments of the people. Remember their politics is not bigger than this country. Everyone needs to make a collective effort to maintain peace," he said.

Nuh violence update: 43 FIRs registered and at least 137 people have been arrested so far in the case. 

An additional chief judicial magistrate of Nuh and her three-year-old daughter had a narrow escape when their car was attacked and set on fire by a mob during the attack on a religious procession in the district, an FIR has revealed. Anjali Jain, the additional chief judicial magistrate (ACJM), and her daughter had to run for their lives on Monday, as the attackers were pelting stones and firing at them, said the FIR registered at City Nuh police station on Tuesday. The judge, her daughter and staff had to take shelter in a workshop of the old bus stand in Nuh. Later, they were rescued by some advocates. The FIR was registered against unknown people on the complaint of Tek Chand, who works as a processor server in the court of ACJM, Nuh. According to the FIR, at around 1 pm on Monday, the ACJM, her three-year-old daughter, and gunman Siyaram went to the SKM Medical College at Nalhar for purchasing medicines in her Volkswagen car. Around 2 pm when they were returning from the medical college, about 100-150 rioters attacked them near the old bus stand on Delhi-Alwar road.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot took to Twitter on Wednesday to express his concerns over the violence in neighbouring Haryana and appeal all parties to maintain calm. "After Manipur, now the violence in Haryana is worrysome for the whole country. I appeal to all parties to maintain calm. The police-administration should take strict action and stop the violence and restore peace. Being a neighboring state, it is natural for us to be worried," Gehlot said in a tweet. The Chief Minister further in the tweet said that the police and the administration of border districts is on alert and there is a complete peace in the region. Any attempt to create unrest in the state will be dealt with strictness, he added.

In the wake of violent clashes in parts of Haryana, the state government decided to immediately shift battalion headquarters of the 2nd India Reserve Battalion (IRB) from Police Complex, Bhondsi to Nuh district. According to Haryana Government's Home Department order, "The State Government has decided to immediately shift the Battalion Headquarters of 2 IRB from Police Complex, Bhondsi to district Nuh to meet imminent operational exigencies of maintaining law and order, peace and security."

The Haryana government on Wednesday sought four more companies of central forces as arson and vandalism continued in Gurugram and a Bajrang Dal activist died in hospital, taking the toll in the communal violence that began from adjoining Nuh to six. Five godowns were set ablaze and two meat shops ransacked in Gurugram district late Tuesday night by mobs which officials say mostly disperse before the police arrive. On Wednesday, two ‘jhuggis’ were torched and a tea shop vandalised. In another slum, some huts were ransacked. Bajrang Dal’s Pradeep Sharma, who succumbed to his injuries in a Delhi hospital, was among the over 50 people injured Monday when mobs attacked a Vishva Hindu Parishad Yatra near Khedla Mod in Nuh.

Mobile internet services in jurisdictions of Nuh, Faridabad and Palwal districts & in territorial jurisdiction of Sohna, Pataudi and Manesar sub-divisions of Gurugram district will remain suspended till Aug 5

Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda said the violence in Nuh and other places in Haryana was the result of the alleged failure of the BJP-JJP government, asserting that it did not take timely action to prevent the disturbance to law and order. He appealed to people to maintain peace and brotherhood and not pay attention to rumours. "Information emerging regarding the events of Nuh are very disturbing. The government itself is admitting that conditions of conflict were simmering. But despite the government having all the information, it did not take timely steps," the former Haryana chief minister, who is the Leader of Opposition in the state assembly, said in a statement. He said had the government taken law and order seriously, there would have been no loss of life and property. "Mewat region is known for brotherhood across the country. Even during the partition of the country, there was no conflict of any kind in Mewat. But the inaction of the BJP-JJP government has created a situation that today the entire state is in pain," Hooda said.