One more victim of the Nuh violence has succumbed to his injuries. Bajrang Dal activist Pradeep Kumar Sharma who was a block coordinator became the victim of the violence in which the Islamist rioters went on a rampage.
It was on July 31 that Kumar was returning from Nuh when two kilometres from Sohna, near Rajkamev, the Muslim mob stopped his vehicle and attacked him brutally. Pradeep was surrounded by the Islamists who beat him black and blue and soon left him to die.
Later, Pradeep was taken to Delhi’s Safdarjung hospital where he was undergoing treatment. It was on August 1 that he succumbed to his injuries.
Pradeep Kumar used to reside in Maruti Kunj and originally he was from Baghpat. He was married and did not have children. Pradeep’s economic condition was not very good.
The civil society has given a memorandum to the local administration with regard to the killing of Pradeep Kumar. Members of Bajrang Dal have come together and collected money which they gave to the family of the victim.
Pradeep Kumar’s cremation took place on August 2.
Earleir, another Bajrand Dal activist, Abhishek Rajput, was shot and later his throat was slit and crushed with stones. On the day of the incident, Abhishek had come to Nalhad Temple in Panipat to do Jalarpan. During this the Jeehadis attacked him.
Hindus were attacked during a Jal Abhishek yatra in Nuh, Haryana. 2 home guards and sweet seller Shakti Saini lost their lives, and Bajrang Dal activist Abhishek Rajput was brutally killed. Witnesses reported shocking details of the incident. pic.twitter.com/TANadLky9o
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On July 31, the Islamists in a coordinated manner attacked the shobha yatra of the VHP in Nuh. They not only attacked the shobha yatra, but also torched a number of vehicles, vandalised the property.
Also 2,500 people were left stranded in a temple. Meanwhile, internet services have been suspended in different parts of the state and section 144 has also been imposed.
The violence spread to Gurugram also and the Rapid Action Force also undertook a flag march.
Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had said that it is suspected that the violence in Nuh was a planned conspiracy. He added that stringent action would be taken against those who perpetrated this violence.
Six people have lost their lives in the violence. Among those who were killed, two were home guards. First Information Report has been filed against 44 people and more than 100 people have been apprehended.
