Nuh (Haryana): Bajrang Dal member and a self-styled cow vigilante Bittu Bajrangi from Haryana was nabbed in connection with the communal violence last month across Nuh, Gurugram, and other parts of the state.

Allegedly Bittu Bajrangi and his fellow Bajrang Dal activist Monu Manesar's inflammatory statements incited the violent incidents.

Having faced charges in multiple other cases, Bittu Bajrangi was taken into custody nearly 20 days after the outbreak of violence.

Video footage captured by CCTV cameras in the vicinity depicted undercover police personnel, armed with weapons and batons, engaging in a long chase before finally getting hold of him near his residence in Faridabad.

Bittu Bajrangi is facing accusations related to rioting, physical aggression, issuing threats, obstructing government operations, preventing government official from performing their duties, and causing harm with a dangerous weapon.

Faridabad police department spokesperson said that efforts are underway to identify and apprehend associates of Bittu Bajrangi from the available video footage.

These people are suspected to have been involved in the same incidents and will also face legal action.

Bittu Bajrangi, also known as Raj Kumar, is a fruits and vegetable seller at the Gazipur market and Dabua market in Faridabad.

Over the past three years, he has been leading a cow vigilante group.

Within the span of the last month, he has been implicated in three cases involving incitement of religious sentiments.

After the unrest in Nuh, a case was registered against the chief of the Goraksha Bajrang Force in Faridabad.

Chaudhary Aftab, the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Nuh, provided insights into the origin of the violence, mentioning that it began during a procession organized by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad.

He stated, "People were already angered by the statements made by Monu Manesar and Bittu Bajrangi. Rumours about Monu's presence in Manesar further fuelled the unrest, resulting in the violence."

The 18-hour episode of communal clashes last month led to five deaths and left around 70 injured.

The unrest rapidly spread from Nuh to Gurugram and extended up to Badshahpur, 40 km away.

During this period, a mosque was set ablaze, more than a hundred vehicles were vandalized and torched, and mobs unleashed destruction.

The casualties included two security personnel and two civilians, one of them a mosque cleric.