Nuh Violence LIVE: Jalabhishek Concludes At Nuh's Shringaar Temple Amid Heavy Security

Communal violence that broke out in Haryana’s Nuh on July 31 during a religious procession by a certain group has a massive impact on social media, a detailed analysis by a government agency has revealed.

The top official, quoting the report, which was compiled during the initial 72 hours after the violence took place, told News18 that after it spread to Mewat, Badshahpur and Gurugram, several hashtags — #NuhViolence, #MewatTerrorAttack, #Haryanaviolence – started trending on Twitter with the potential reach of more than 3 billion (300 crore) in the cyberspace with negative sentiments of over 67%. READ MORE

Communal violence broke out in Nuh on July 31 after a mob tried to attack a procession of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) leaving six dead and several others injured. Amid the chaos over 20 policemen were also injured.

Six people, including two home guards and a cleric, died in the clashes that erupted in Nuh after a procession of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) was attacked by mobs on July 31 and spread to adjoining areas, including Gurugram.

All mobile internet services, and SMS services were banned. All educational institutes were also shut. It was only after 11 days that these academic institutions including schools were re-opened on August 11.

Two week after the violence broke out, on August 14, the mobile internet services were also restored.

Speaking on the situation in Nuh, Lok Sabha member Asaduddin Owaisi said that the Bharatiya Janata Party ran bulldozers without any proof.

The local people performed the ‘Jalabhishek’ and offered prayers in the Shiva temple of Nalhad in Haryana’s Nuh on Monday.

“The ‘Jal Abhishek Yatra’ is not being held the way it was supposed to, but the formality shall be completed. Any religious work should be done peacefully and these traditions should continue,” says Mahamandleshwar Swami Dharamdev on VHP’s ‘Jal Abhishek Yatra’ in Nuh, Haryana.

Law and Order ADG, Mamata Singh has said that the situation in the area is normal. “Force deployment has been done in the area to maintain a peaceful environment…The Internet services have been suspended in the area…We will remove all restrictions once everything is normal in the area,” she said.

According to a Hindustan Times report, Vishva Hindu Takht Chief Viresh Shandilya was detained by Haryana police minutes before he could leave for taking part in the ‘Jal Abhishek Yatra’ in Nuh.

Vishva Hindu Parishad President Alok Verma has reached the Nalhad temple in Nuh.

Talking about the permission on carrying out the ‘Jal Abhishek Yatra’, VHP President Alok Verma has said, “We don’t know whether they (authorities) will give us permission (for procession) or not. If they stop us, we will stop us, but move ahead once we are allowed to.”

Around 50 people from Vishva Hindu Parishad, Bajrang Dal and other Hindu organisations were taken to the Nuh temple under police security. These people were taken to the temple in three buses.

Seer Jagadguru Paramhans Acharya Maharaj from Ayodhya, who has been stopped at the Sohna toll plaza from entering Nuh has said that he is going to fast until death.

Ahead of the procession to be carried out by Hindu groups, the Haryana police has sealed off access within 1 km radius of Nalhad Shiv temple, where violence broke out on July 31 during a VHP procession.

Thirty companies of the Rapid Action Force (RAF) are on the ground and drones have also been deployed to keep vigil.

Police authorities have given permission to around 50 people from Vishva Hindu Parishad and other Hindu organisations for the ‘jalabhishek’ in Nalhad Shiv Temple.

These people are all locals of Nuh and will be escorted to the temple in police vehicles. Police personnel will take these people to them temple in turns.

A list of these people with permission has been made by the police as no outsiders are allowed inside the temple or the district.

According to ground reports, there has been no major breakthrough in the Nuh rioting investigations and majority of the people involved in the riots are still on the run.

Sources said that it has been difficult to assess who instigated the violence during Shobha Yatra and only after the group is arrested — it can be concluded that this was a pre-planned conspiracy.

According to initial assessment, this was not pre-planned and the situation turned violent only after the initial tension. This situation caught further heat after the announcement by Maulvi on loudspeaker at Nalhad temple.

Seers from Ayodhya were stopped by the Gurugram police from entering Nuh at the district’s border. The seers wanted to go to Nuh’s Nalhad temple.

Palwal SP Lokender Singh has said that strict and punitive action will be taken if law and order is disrupted in any way, adding that, no permission has been given to carry out ‘yatra’. “Law and order will be strictly maintained,” said Singh.

The locals have started doing pooja at Nuh’s Nalhad temple, however outsiders are barred from entering the district.

Speaking about VHP’s Yatra in Nuh today, Rajender, IG, South Range (Rewari) said, “The Local and State Administration has denied the permission (for the yatra)…For Law & Order, force deployment has been done in the area. Section 144 has been imposed in the area…I would appeal to the people to maintain a peaceful environment through mutual understanding”

Following the Vishva Hindu Parishad’s call for ‘Yatra’, its spokesperson Vinod Bansal said, “…Today, on the last Monday of Sawan month, with the blessings of sadhus we are performing ‘Jal Abhishek’ at various locations today…Our leader (Alok Kumar) is about to reach Nalhar Mandir and he will perform ‘Jal Abhishek’ there. Representatives from the Hindu community will accompany him…Keeping in mind the difficulties of Govt and G20 preparations, we decided to complete the Yatra symbolically…”

Five accused wanted in connection with the July 31 communal violence were “handed over” to police by residents of Singar village following repeated appeals by police and administration, an official said on Monday.

According to a police spokesperson, all five accused were arrested and questioned. “On Sunday night, former sarpanch Hanif, Altaf, Ibrahim Chaudhary, Tayyab, former chairman, Sakit and other villagers from Singar reached Bichhor police station and handed over five accused identified as Juber, Salman, Ansar, Rafiq and Abu Bakar to the police,” the spokesperson said.