Gurugram, Aug 4: Three motorcycles were set on fire on Thursday night in Pataudi area here, police said. The motorcycles were parked outside Rashid Auto Works near Chungi no. 4 while a mechanic was sleeping inside the shop. Firefighters doused the flames and rescued the mechanic, police said. Sporadic incidents of arson have been reported from Pataudi since Monday after violence broke out in the adjoining Nuh district over an attempt to stop a Vishva Hindu Parishad procession. Haryana Communal Riots: Nuh SP Varun Singla Transferred After Incidents of Violence, Replaced by His Bhiwani Counterpart IPS Narender Bijarniya.

Six people, including two home guards and a cleric, have died in the clashes that spread to Gurugram and other districts of the state over the past few days. Nuh Riots: Paramilitary Forces Conduct Flag March in Violence-Hit Haryana District, Streets Wear Deserted Look Amid Curfew (Watch Video).

Inspector Rakesh Kumar, Station House Officer of Pataudi Police Station said the cause of the fire is being ascertained.

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