Renewed clashes between Muslim and Hindu residents in the northern Indian state of Haryana have erupted a week after violence erupted during a Hindu march in a Muslim neighbourhood, during which a grave and several cars were set on fire and shops looted.
Police officials said violence resumed on Sunday and continued until early Monday, when Hindus set fire to a Muslim grave, and recent clashes did not result in injuries.
"There have been three incidents of vandalism of shops in the area and 3 people have been arrested," said the assistant commissioner of police in Panipat district. Panibat district is 6 kilometres from where clashes began last week.
Last week, seven people, including the imam of a mosque, were killed in clashes between Muslims and Hindus that took place as a Hindu religious procession passed through the Muslim-majority Nuh region.
The procession was supposed to move from one temple to another, but clashes broke out on the way between the two sides.
Hindus set fire to a midnight mosque in the nearby city of Gurugram, and authorities at the time ordered schools and universities to close.
Since Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu Bharata Janata Party (BJP) took power, clashes between Muslims and Hindus have increased, with Muslims subjected to numerous attacks and burning of property.