As Haryana and neighboring areas of Delhi-NCR continued to witness the fallout of communal clashes that first broke out in Nuh, one FIR details how a mob besieged a police station in the area, with "rioters" pelting stones, opening fire at the police, and setting several staff vehicles on fire. According to the FIR, the police staff responded by firing tear gas shells and retaliatory shots in the air to save their lives.
The attack was targeted towards the cyber crime police station in Nuh, which was set up just two years ago. According to an FIR registered at the City Nuh police station on the complaint of PSI Suraj of cyber crime police station, an "aggressive and enarged" mob during the religious procession, “numbering in thousands, suddenly surrounded the police station from all sides and started pelting stones,” on July 31.
Mob surrounds Nuh police station
The mob was reportedly shouting to "burn them alive", according to the FIR. A group of people then forcibly rammed a yellow bus into walls of the station. The rioters then entered the police station and opened fire at the police staff.
"ASI Digvijay from Sadar Tauru police station along with a colleague arrived in a government vehicle (Bolero) and came running inside the police station to save their lives, as stone pelting from troublemakers and rioters continued. Rioters drove a yellow bus and rammed it into walls and the main gate of the station. Some rioters climbed the walls and the roof… and using illegal arms, they opened fire directly at police staff,” the FIR stated, according to a report by Indian Express.
As the rioters continued to pelt stones, police officers resorted to retaliatory fire. “On my order, to disperse the raging mob, constable Pradeep Kumar fired teargas shells… When the rioters continued pelting stones… fellow police officers and I… in self defence and for protection… took arms from the police station armoury and fired in retaliation in the air,” the FIR read.
The mob also vandalised cars of policemen by pouring petrol over them. One government vehicle was also vandalised, the FIR said. “The rioters then barged into the police station room and looted 2 coolers, one inverter, a battery, a laptop, and ASI Suresh’s wallet… After that, a lot of police force arrived and the rioters abandoned the bus and ran away before threatening us,” the FIR added.
According to a report by NDTV, the attack at the police station raised suspicion that it might have been an attempt to destroy evidence in cases registered by the police recently on rampant cyber fraud in Nuh. The attackers also allegedly tried to burn documents inside the police station.
So far, the clashes have killed six people include two home guards, one Bajrang Dal activist and a naib imam was killed at a mosque in Gurugram.
