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FirstFT: India clamps down on communal violence in New Delhi’s business hub

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Good morning. Indian authorities have moved to restore order after deadly sectarian violence this week reached the outskirts of New Delhi’s premier business hub.

Gurugram, located west of Delhi in Haryana state, is one of the capital’s biggest satellite cities and houses offices for leading domestic and foreign companies including Google, Meta and Hyundai. Nicknamed “Millennium City”, the area, previously named Gurgaon, is also home to some of the country’s priciest apartments and villas.

Violence broke out on Monday in Nuh, a small city south of Gurugram, where a Hindu religious procession passed through a Muslim-dominated neighbourhood.

Clashes spread to nearby districts, including Gurugram, where a mob set fire to a mosque and, according to local…

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