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The protesters raised various slogans close to the prayer site. The protest at Sector 37 occurred despite heavy police deployment in the area. Nearly half a dozen people were detained, the police said. Here are more details on this.
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Friday's incident highlights that communal tensions over Muslim prayers in Gurugram are far from over. In 2018, the district administration had designated 37 sites for offering prayers following which Hindu groups had staged protests. Such protests restarted earlier this year and have intensified in recent weeks. Gurugram administration has since withdrawn permission for eight of those sites citing objection from the locals.
Details 15 Muslims had gathered for prayers today
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