Mosque set on fire in Haryana's Nuh
The Hindu
Mosques in Nuh, Haryana set on fire on august 2 night; no injuries. Police conducting raids, CCTV footage being used to identify suspects. Curfew relaxed in Nuh, 6 dead, 116 arrested, 90 detained in related violence.
A mosque was set on fire while a short circuit apparently triggered a blaze in another in Haryana's Nuh district, police said on Thursday.
No one was injured in the incidents that took place around 11:30 pm on Wednesday, they said.
While one of the mosques is located near Vijay Chowk, the other is near a police station. Both mosques suffered some damage.
Superintendent of Police (Nuh), Varun Singla, said, "Light arson has been done in one mosque while short circuit seems to be the reason for the fire in the other. The police took control of the situation and are conducting raids to nab the suspects".
Soon after information was received about the incidents, fire brigades were rushed to the two mosques and the fire was doused, police said.
A senior police officer said they are trying to identified the accused with the help of CCTV cameras of nearby areas.
Earlier, police had said that Molotov cocktails were hurled at the two mosques.
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