Mohammad Saad, the deputy imam at Anjuman Jama Masjid in Gurugram’s Sector 57, died following a mob attack shortly after midnight on 1 August 2023. Another man, Khurshid Alam, was injured.
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A police officer’s complaint described stones, gunfire and arson at the mosque. Police registered a case including murder against a large group, with named suspects. These were criminal allegations, not convictions of everyone named.
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Police commissioner Kala Ramachandran said suspects had been rounded up and security at places of worship strengthened. The attack followed violence in Nuh the previous day, but the mosque killing was a distinct incident with its own investigation.
This historical report records the attack and initial police action. It does not certify the final outcome of subsequent proceedings or merge unrelated victims into a single case.
