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Hindu mob attacks mosque in India’s Gurugram- Imam killed

NEW DELHI : A deputy imam has been killed after a mob of far-right Hindus torched and opened fire at a mosque in a suburb of the Indian capital, New Delhi, hours after deadly communal violence in a nearby district.

Police have identified the victim as 19-year-old Maulana Saad, prayer leader of the Anjuman Jama mosque located in Sector 57 in Gurugram, a city of 1.2 million known for its glistening towers and offices of multinational corporations.

Three other people were present, of whom one was injured and two remained unharmed. Al Jazeeera

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