Manesar, HaryanaEdited By: Vikrant SinghUpdated: Aug 02, 2023, 11:23 AM IST
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Now, as the violence spreads, police in nearby states have pulled up their socks to avoid any untoward incidents in their areas.
Communal violence in Nuh district of India’s northern state of Haryana has set alarm bells ringing in neighbouring states and areas including Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, the National Capital Region (NCR) and Rajasthan. Clashes took place in Nuh district on Monday (July 31) followed by Gurugram on Tuesday. So far, at least five people have been killed.
Shops were set to fire in the Badshahpur area, which lies in NCR. Now, as the violence spreads, police in nearby states have pulled up their socks to avoid any untoward incidents in their areas.
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In the Indian capital Delhi, police have increased patrolling, especially in those areas where mixed populations from both communities live. A senior police officer was quoted in the media as saying they were carefully monitoring developments in Haryana as it may have an impact on Delhi as well.
Drones are being used to monitor sensitive places.
“Keeping North Delhi safe & serene! Police deploys cutting-edge drone survey to watch over the area, ensuring harmony prevails and public safety remains top-notch,” Delhi police said in a post on X, earlier known as Twitter.
Police have also increased patrolling in some areas, where they are interacting with locals. They have erected barricades at border areas to better control and monitor the flow of traffic from nearby states.
Key meeting to be held in Manesar
In the wake of the violence in Haryana state, a key meeting or ‘Mahapanchayat’ has been convened for 11 AM Wednesday (August 2), where villagers and Vishwa Hindu Parishad, a right-wing nationalist group with links to the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), are demanding arms licenses of men from a religious community be cancelled.
Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh on alert
Officials have suspended internet services in four Tehsils of Rajasthan state, namely Pahari, Kaman, Sikri and Nagar in the Mewat region of Bharatpur.
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Meanwhile, police in Uttar Pradesh state have also intensified vigil and issued alerts in at least 11 districts of the western region.
Mathura, Aligarh, Agra and Gautam Buddh Nagar were some key areas where alert was issued.
ADG (Agra zone) Rajeev Krishna said that Mathura and Aligarh were sensitive due to the ongoing 84 Kosi Parikrama, the 297-km religious tour that also includes some areas of Haryana’s Mewat district.
“We are coordinating with Haryana police to ensure security has been intensified along the route,” he said.
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