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Two religious places in the Taurau area were attacked by unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants who hurled Molotov cocktails at them, reported news agency PTI. Following the incident, security in the region was intensified in Haryana's Nuh district.

Reportedly, the incident took place on Wednesday night at nearly 11:40 pm and no one was injured, but, both the mosques suffered some damage. As soon as the police got the information about the incidents, Nuh Superintendent of Police Narendra Bijarnia rushed to the spot and controlled the situation. The fire brigades rushed to the mosques and the fire was doused, said the report by PTI.

According to the officials, a bangle shop in Palwal district's Minar Gate market was also set on fire by unidentified assailants. Mobile internet has been suspended in several areas of Nuh in the wake of the ongoing clashes that erupted in the district on Monday.

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Mobs killed a cleric, torched an eatery, and vandalised shops as communal violence that began in Nuh spilled over into neighbouring Gurugram on Tuesday. As many as six people have been killed so far in the violence, meanwhile, police have arrested 116 people and detained 90 so far, according to the Haryana government.

Paramilitary forces on Thursday conducted a flag march in Nuh after a curfew was imposed in the district following the clashes between the group in the state.

A local said that the public is facing issues in procuring ration items from the shop.

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"We are facing trouble when it comes to procuring ration items. There is an atmosphere of fear around. We are not sending the children outside. We are very scared at night as well, don't know what will happen," a local told ANI.

Another local who deals in the sale of vegetables said that their income has been affected since customers are not coming for the purchases.

"I deal in selling vegetables but for the past 2-3 days the sales have been affected...If customers don't come, how will we earn a living? Since nobody is coming, the vegetables are getting spoiled. We are very troubled," he said.

Clashes between two groups broke out in Nuh on Monday afternoon after a religious procession passing through the district came under attack, leaving two home guards dead and dozens of people — including around 20 policemen — injured in the frenzy of violence that followed.

(With inputs from agencies)

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