4 dead in India Hindu-Muslim clashes near Delhi, including police officers
- Hundreds of riot police sent to affected area and mobile internet service cut after violence, which saw cars set on fire and mosque attacked
- Since PM Narendra Modi took office in 2014 India has seen various violent outbreaks between majority Hindus and Muslim minority
At least four people have been killed in violent clashes between Hindus and Muslims near the Indian capital New Delhi, police said on Tuesday.
Mobs hurled stones at a Hindu religious procession and set cars alight on Monday in the predominantly Muslim district of Nuh, around 75km (45 miles) south of the capital.
“Three people have died so far, including two police personnel,” said police spokesman Krishan Kumar, adding that the situation was under control.
Authorities rushed hundreds of riot police to the area and cut mobile internet service in parts of Haryana state after the violence.
A fourth person died in nearby Gurugram, a key business centre where Nokia, Samsung and other multinationals have their Indian headquarters, when a mob attacked a mosque in apparent retaliation.
Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar urged citizens of his state to keep the peace.