Stones hurled, cars set ablaze during religious procession in Haryana's Nuh

Tension gripped Haryana’s Nuh’s district after clashes erupted during a religious procession. Prohibitory ordershave been issued, mobile internet services suspended

Stones were pelted and cars set on fire during a religious procession in Haryana's Nuh adjoining Gurugram on July 31, police said.

Police lobbed teargas shells to disperse crowds. Tension gripped the area and prohibitory orders banning assembly of people were clamped in the entire district.

Mobile internet services were suspended till Wednesday to contain the "intense communal tension", the Haryana government said.

Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij said the government has despatched additional forces from neighbouring districts. "We are also trying to send forces by helicopter," he told PTI.

According to police, Vishwa Hindu Parishad's 'Brij Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra' was stopped by a group of young men near Khedla Mod in Nuh, and stones pelted at the procession. At least four cars, part of the procession, were set on fire.

Some police vehicles were also damaged.

People in the procession hurled stones back at the youths who had stopped them, reports said.