All offices open, no restrictions: Gurugram Police debunks rumours amid unrest

Denying claims that work from home for employees was imposed in Gurugram in light of clashes, the Gurugram Police on Tuesday asked people not to spread rumours.

Taking to X (formerly Twitter), police said that all offices in the city are open and in operation.

“We condemn such information spreading rumors..All offices are open and working, no restrictions on commuting anywhere within & out of gurugram. Appeal to everyone.. kindly refrain to spread rumors and misinformation please,” the post read.

The notification came after several posts on social media suggested that work from home has been imposed in Gurugram till August 4. Some posts said that employees were asked to leave from work early due to clashes in the city.

Following clashes on Monday, schools and colleges were closed in Gurugram on Tuesday. However, no work from home was announced for employees.

Shops were vandalised and an eatery was set on fire in Gurugram’s Badshahpur on Tuesday. A late-night attack on a mosque by mobs led to the death of a cleric.

People also blocked a road and downed shutters over the attack on a Vishva Hindu Parishad procession in Haryana’s Nuh on Monday.

So far, five people have been killed in the clashes including the imam of the mosque. The mob chanted “Jai Shri Ram” in front of the mosque.

The others who died in the clashes include 35-year-old Shakti, a shopowner in Nuh, and 24-year-old Abhishek, a resident of Panipat who took part in the VHP procession.