During a Wednesday briefing at the US State Department, spokesperson Matthew Miller urged parties to refrain from violence. He stated, however, that there is no information regarding any Americans affected by the unrest.

Regarding the conflicts, we would, as usual, urge parties to maintain calm and refrain from engaging in violent conduct. Regarding whether we have received communications from any Americans, I am unaware. Miller stated, “I’m happy to follow up with the Embassy.”

Due to critical and tense conditions, the Haryana state government has announced that mobile internet services will remain suspended in Nuh, Faridabad, Palwal, and three subdivisions of Gurugram until August 5. The decision seeks to prevent the spread of false information and rumours via social media.

Following the violence, security has been increased in neighbouring districts, including Faridabad, Palwal, and Gurugram. Schools and colleges in the area have been closed out of precaution.

HARYANA’S COMMUNAL CONFLICTS

In Nuh, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal organised a religious procession that triggered rioting in Haryana. The march was met with gunfire and heavy stone-throwing, forcing a gathering of about 2,500 people to seek refuge in a temple.

In close proximity to Delhi, Palwal, Faridabad, and Gurugram also reported incidents of violence and arson in response to the incident.

Monday night, a mosque in Gurugram was incinerated and its imam was murdered. During the past few days, multiple stores and businesses have been assaulted.

Manohar Lal Khattar, chief minister of Haryana, stated on Wednesday that 116 individuals have been arrested and 90 have been detained thus far. The perpetrators of the violence will not be spared, he stated.

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An investigation by India Today’s Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) uncovered that a disturbing sequence of unfettered aggression propagated through social media led to the outbreak of chaos in the Nuh district of Haryana on Monday. Just days before the outbreak of violence, a series of posts containing thinly veiled threats and incitements to violence appeared on multiple online platforms.

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