NEW DELHI, Aug 1 (Reuters) – At least 5 individuals, together with two police personnel, had been killed in clashes between Hindus and Muslims that erupted on Monday round 50 km (30 miles) south of the capital New Delhi, police officers informed Reuters.

The violence erupted after a Hindu spiritual procession handed via the Muslim dominated Nuh area, in Haryana state, the officers stated. By night, the violence had spilled over into neighbouring Gurugram, the place a mosque was torched, killing the cleric and injuring one other particular person.

Gurugram, previously often called Gurgaon, shares a border with New Delhi and has emerged as a enterprise hub for the nation, housing a number of multinational firms.

Officials from the native administration in Nuh stated they had been investigating the reason for the standoff. Local authorities officers from Nuh and Gurugram met with representatives of the Hindu and Muslim communities on Tuesday to attraction for calm.

“The procession was meant to move from one temple to another but clashes broke out between two groups on the way, which resulted in the death of four people,” Krishan Kumar, spokesperson of Nuh police, informed Reuters.

He stated two of the useless had been members of the house guard, a voluntary drive that helps police management civil disturbances.

Another 60 individuals, together with 10 police personnel, had been injured within the clashes, native authorities officers stated.

Prohibitory orders had already been issued for Gurugram after some vehicles had been set on hearth on Monday night, and colleges and faculties had been directed to stay closed on Tuesday.

“The attackers (who torched the mosque) have been identified and several of them have been rounded up,” Gurugram Police stated in an announcement on Tuesday, including that safety round locations of worship had additionally been tightened.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, in a submit on messaging platform X, previously often called Twitter, additionally condemned the incident in Nuh, the place curfew orders have been imposed, the web shut off, and extra safety forces deployed.

Reporting by Sakshi Dayal; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore and Miral Fahmy

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