CHANDIGARGH, INDIA, March 17, 2002: Tension hung over Bhiwani in Haryana today after a mob of more than 300 alleged Shiv Sena activists torched two places of worship and shops in Luharu town in the district, angered by rumors that a family had killed a cow. A spokesman said more than 300 Shiv Sena activists torched one holy place near Luharu railway station and another in the Purana Bazaar locality. Later, another mob assembled outside the heritage palace of the Nawab of Luharu, situated on the outskirts of that town, and raised slogans, but the police reached there on time to prevent any damage to the landmark monument. This is the second such incident in a month in Haryana: on March one, tension gripped Kaithal after three places of worship were attacked, damaged and torched.
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