Haryana violence highlights: Mahapanchayat set to be held in Manesar

A crane removes a burnt vehicle following clashes between Hindus and Muslims in Nuh district of the northern state of Haryana, India, August 1.

Haryana's Nuh violence highlights: Five people were killed and over 50 people including policemen were injured in Haryana after clashes broke out in Nuh district Monday. The violence began after a mob of miscreants pelted stones and set cars on fire during a religious procession on Monday evening. According to the police, a religious procession - ‘Brij Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra’ - which was flagged off from Gurugram’s Civil Lines by BJP district president Gargi Kakkar, was stopped by a group of men near Khedla Mod in Nuh.

As tensions gripped the state, prohibitory orders banning the assembly of people were clamped in Nuh and Gurugram, Faridabad, Palwal, and Rewari districts. Along with this, mobile internet services were also suspended in Nuh and Faridabad till Wednesday. The officials also suspended internet in Sohna, Pataudi and Manesar until further orders.