At least two home guards were shot dead and around ten policemen injured after a mob in Haryana’s Nuh district tried to stop a Vishva Hindu Parishad procession on Monday. The deceased home guards have been identified as Neeraj and Gursevak who were deployed at Kherki Daula police station in Gurugram.
According to police, the situation turned violent after the mob resorted to pelting stones and setting vehicles on fire. An official said that as many as eight policemen, who sustained an acute injury, are admitted to the hospital.
DSP among injured policemen
Among the injured Hodal Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sajjan Singh was reportedly shot in the head and an inspector in the stomach. The vehicles that were set ablaze were either part of the procession or belonged to them, according to police.
The injured policemen include Sajjan Singh (DSP Hodal), Inspector Ajay (Manager Police Station Kherki Daula), Inspector Devendra (Manager Police Station IMT Manesar), Inspector Anil (Incharge Crime Branch Sector-40), P/SI Arun ( Police Station Kherki Daula) SI Deepak ( Station IMT Manesar), SI Devendra (Station Kherki Daula), ASI Rajesh (Lecturer, DCP Manesar), HC Sher Singh (Station Kherki Daula) and Constable Pawan (Station Kherki Daula).
Tension gripped the area and prohibitory orders banning assembly of people were clamped in the entire Nuh district. Meanwhile, the police resorted to teargas shells in an attempt to disperse the mobs.
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Mobile services suspended till August 2 in Nuh
Meanwhile, the Haryana government said that mobile internet services were suspended in the Nuh district till August 2 to stop the spread of misinformation and rumours through social media platforms. “In order to stop the spread of misinformation and rumours through various social media platforms, such as WhatsApp, Facebook Twitter, etc. on mobile phones and SMS, for facilitation and mobilisation of mobs of agitators and demonstrators who can cause serious loss of life and damage to public and private properties by indulging in arson or vandalism and other types of violent activities, Home Secretary, Haryana do order the suspension of the mobile internet services and all dongle services etc. provided on mobile networks except the voice calls in the territorial jurisdiction of district Nuh of Haryana State,” an official order said.
'Brij Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra' was stopped
According to police, VHP's 'Brij Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra' was stopped by a group of men near Nuh’s Khedla Mod and stones were pelted at the procession. Later many took refuge in a temple as police tried to evacuate them to safety. Meanwhile, State Home Minister Anil Vij said the government has dispatched additional forces from neighbouring districts. Speaking to the media, he said that forces will be air-dropped if the situation arises. "We are also thinking to send forces by helicopter," he stated.
(With inputs from agencies)
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