Gurgaon, November 26
A mob of 1000 persons which had gathered for “Namaz” on the
occasion of Id turned violent and damaged a garment unit and burnt
more than 20 vehicles in Udyog Vihar here this morning.
The mob burnt six cars and damaged 10 scooters, a motor cycle and
around 60 cycles parked outside the factory. All vehicles belonged to
employees of the company.
Senior Superintendent of Police Kuldeep Singh Siag informed
mediapersons gathered on the spot that around 600 persons gather on
the road adjacent to a garment unit Kabir Leathers, 496, Phase 3,
Udyog Vihar each Friday for offering “Namaz”. Today there were
more than 1000 persons. At about 9 a.m. some in the crowd were selling
caps and Maulvis were asking the Muslims to donate generously for “Madarsas,”
located in different parts of the country, said the SSP.
As some of them were preparing themselves for “Namaz” by laying
mats on road, a clash broke out among them over the collection of
donations.
Things soon flared up and people started throwing stones at one
another. “Their anger reportedly turned towards the garment unit and
soon they started throwing stones at the unit”, said Mr Saig.
The SSP said that the police was investigating the reason, as
Vikram Sekhri, managing director of Kabir Leathers, had told them that
neither he nor his any employee he had any grouse against anybody from
the Muslim community.
The mob fled when the police reached the place.
On the complaint by Gaurav Mehar, quality control manager of the
unit, the police has lodged an FIR.
The police, meanwhile, arrested five persons from the spot, who had
allegedly indulged in the burning of vehicles. The arrested persons
are Ahmid Rahman, Jamin and Moslam of Bihar and Mansur Aalam and Shaob
of UP.
