19 persons arrested in connection with the Nuh riots on Thursday were remanded to 14-day judicial custody. All the accused were identified and produced in Nuh district court after clashes in the Haryana district erupted on July 31.
A total of 176 people have been arrested and 78 taken into preventive detention in connection with the communal clashes in Haryana, a top state government official said here on Thursday.
Additional Chief Secretary (Home) T V S N Prasad also said 93 FIRs have been registered, including 46 in Nuh, 23 in Gurugram, three in Faridabad, three in Rewari, and 18 in Palwal.
“We have to take a full comprehensive view of the situation. Provocative or false information should not be spread on social media,” Prasad said while addressing the media.
He said those found responsible for the clashes will not be spared. “We will come down very heavily on whoever tries to disturb law and order,” added Prasad.