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Gurugram: Sikh neighbours rescue women, kids holed up inside mosque under attack

Several shops and establishments were set afire during the fresh violence on Tuesday. Haryana CM said 44 FIRs were filed and 70 people were taken into custody.

Burning shops in Gurugram Sector 70 (Screengrab)

Fresh violence erupted in Haryana’s Gurugram as several shops and other business establishments were reduced to ashes in Gurugram Sector 70 on the evening of Tuesday, August 1.

A mosque was allegedly destroyed by a right-wing mob in Sohna district. It is believed that many women and children were trapped inside the mosque when the attack took place.

After the mob left, the neighbouring Sikh community members came to rescue those holed up inside the mosque and arranged buses for the women and children.

This comes after 5 people, including two home guards and a 19-year-old imam, died in the violence in Nuh district following clashes between two religious communities during a shobha yatra organised by Vishwa Hindu Parishad on July 31.