Haryana CM Khattar meets family members of youth killed in Nuh violence

Nuh (Haryana) [India] Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday met the family of a man who was killed in violence in the State’s Nuh district on July 31.

The chief minister arrived at the residence of the deceased youth Abhishek, this morning.

Clashes between two groups broke out in Nuh onJuly 31 after a religious procession passing through the district was attacked in which 6 people, including two Home Guards were killed and around 20 policemen injured in the frenzy of violence that followed.

Earlier, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij had said that has said that an initial investigation has pointed to the role of the opposition party Congress in the clashes in Nuh and its adjoining areas.

Addressing a press conference on August 29, Vij said that so far 510 people have been arrested and 130-140 FIRs registered in the case. He also alleged that there is evidence against Congress MLA Mamman Khan which suggests he visited the areas where violence took place.

“In the initial investigation, we have arrested approximately 510 people and we have registered 130-140 FIRs. After their interrogation, the conclusion that we are getting for now is that it looks like this has been done by Congress. In this Congress’s MLA Mamman Khan has also been called for interrogation by police on August 30,” Vij said.