Gurugram:  Haryana’s Nuh communal clashes has reached sector 70 in Gurugram, 20 kms near to New Delhi. A shop and several shanties next to a residential complex were set on fire on Tuesday night.

Authorities imposed prohibitory orders across the district, including a ban on the sale of loose petrol or diesel. According to the Gurugram Police, there have been sporadic clashes in the city, no major incident has occurred yet. There have been some incidents of arson and skirmishes today. But there has been no major incident.

The police also urged citizens not to believe rumours, and not give credence to reports on social media. Varun Kumar Dahiya, ACP, Gurgaon said that the messages being circulated on social media about schools, colleges, work stations being closed today are false. All traffic is running as usual, there are no restrictions.

Some multi-national corporations, like American Express and KPMG, have advised employees to work from home today. Violence broke out during a religious procession in Nuh on Monday just 50 km from Delhi following what many say is an objectionable video that went viral. As a mob attacked the procession with stones, the 2,500 plus participants rushed into a temple to take shelter.

The violence escalated as the evening progressed   a mosque was torched post-midnight, more than a hundred vehicles were torched and vandalised as mobs went on rampage in Nuh and neighbouring Gurugram. The dead include two security personnel and two civilians, one of them a cleric of the mosque.

Violence was also reported in several other Haryana districts. Rioting was witnessed in Badshahpur, 50 km from Nuh. Witnesses said a mob of around 200 had entered the area around 3 pm, armed with sticks and stones. They vandalised several shops, including several meat shops, and set fire to an eatery amid religious chant.

In Palwal, a mob set over 25 huts in Parshuram Colony on fire. Police said nobody was injured in these incidents. Schools and colleges in Sohna, which borders Gurugram, will remain closed on Wednesday.