Gurugram: The Punjab and Haryana Excessive Courtroom on Monday halted the demolition drive in Nuh the place authorities had been bulldozing “illegally-constructed” buildings following communal clashes final week, whereas unidentified males allegedly began a hearth in a mazar in adjoining Gurugram. The courtroom of Justice G S Sandhawalia took suo motu cognisance of the train in Nuh and directed the Haryana authorities to not perform any additional demolition.
Officers had stated a number of the buildings had been utilized by rioters when a Vishva Hindu Parishad procession was focused by a stone-pelting mob on July 31. It led to communal clashes that unfold to Gurugram. Six folks, together with two residence guards and a cleric, had been killed within the violence.
Within the early hours of Monday, some prayer materials at a mazar, visited each by Muslims and Hindus in Gurugram’s Khandsa village, was set afire, stated the shrine’s caretaker Ghasite Ram.
In accordance with a criticism filed by Ram on the Sector 37 police station, he obtained a telephone name round 1.30 am a few fireplace within the shrine.
He stated the hearth was introduced underneath management with the assistance of individuals. However the pray materials stored contained in the mazar had been burnt, he added.
Ram stated he learnt {that a} group of five-six younger boys gathered there and began the hearth.
He stated he has been working on the shrine for about seven years and has seen “folks of all religions providing their respect there”.
The small shrine positioned in the midst of a market additionally has footage of Hindu deities on the interior partitions together with the tomb of a “peer baba”. On the outer wall additionally, there are image of a Hindu deity, and the Om and Swastik symbols.
Ram instructed PTI on Monday morning, “It is a decades-old mazar of ‘peer baba’ and all villagers provide prayers right here.”
Police have lodged an FIR within the case in opposition to unidentified individuals underneath sections 34 (acts achieved by a number of individuals in furtherance of frequent intention), 153A (selling enmity between totally different teams), 188 (disobedience of an order duly promulgated by a public servant), 436 (mischief by fireplace or explosive substance with intent to destroy home) of the IPC.
A senior police officer stated they’re making an attempt to establish the accused and arrest them.
The incident occurred when prohibitory orders underneath part 144 of the CrPC had been nonetheless in power in Gurugram in view of the communal clashes that started within the neighbouring Nuh district and unfold to elements of town and close by areas final week. The Gurugram district administration lifted part 144, which prohibited an meeting of 4 or extra individuals at a time, on Monday.
As authorities in Nuh district Sunday razed some unlawful buildings together with a lodge from the place stones had been allegedly pelted on the non secular procession, the excessive courtroom took suo motu cognisance of the train and directed the state authorities to not perform any additional demolition.
Deputy Commissioner, Nuh, Dhirender Khargata stated the demolition drive within the district has been stopped following the orders of the courtroom.
“I’ve ordered the officers to cease the drive in opposition to the unlawful development,” he stated.
Within the final three days, unlawful constructions have been faraway from 57.5 acres of land at 37 locations within the district.
As many as 162 everlasting and 591 uncooked buildings have been demolished within the district until Monday, officers stated.
In the meantime, police stated an eatery (dhaba) close to Rathiwas village in Gurugram was set on fireplace on Saturday night time. They stated an FIR was registered on the Bilaspur police station within the night time itself.
The Gurugram Police additionally stated it arrested on Sunday night time 15 folks accused of violence in Sohna and despatched to judicial custody by a courtroom.
