Cops in lookout for Nuh imam who spread fake news to incite mobs
Hindustan TimesThe Nuh police have identified an imam of a mosque in Nalhar who allegedly made a fake announcement to instigate communal clashes on July 31. Cops in lookout for Nuh imam who spread fake news to incite mobs Police said after the imam relayed the message, others shared it on their social media accounts and on WhatsApp groups. Violence broke out in Nuh district on July 31, when Muslim residents attacked a religious procession by the Vishva Hindu Parishad, and then pelted stones, vandalised and torched private and police vehicles, and allegedly surrounded a local temple where several Hindus, police personnel and media professionals took refuge. “Around 1pm, during afternoon prayers, the imam announced that Hindus have attacked Muslim shopkeepers and were looting valuables and cash after which Muslim men surrounded the Nalhar temple,” said a senior police officer associated with the case.
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