
Curfew has been imposed in 11 police station areas of Nagpur after violence erupted due to agitation over the removal of Mughal ruler Aurangzeb's grave. 33 policemen including three Deputy Commissioners (DCPs) have been injured in the violence, while five civilians have also been injured. Police have registered five cases and arrested 50 people. At present, the situation is tense, but under control.
In this case, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis described the violence as pre-planned. He said those who took the law into their hands and attacked the police will not be spared at any cost. Fadnavis told the assembly, that Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal had protested on Monday to remove Aurangzeb's grave. During this, a symbolic grave made of grass was burnt. A rumor was spread that religious text was written on the grave cloth.
The matter became more serious after Namaz.
After Namaz, a crowd of about 250 people reached there shouting slogans of 'We will set fire'. Police dispersed them using force. A case was registered on his complaint at 3:09 pm. Within a short time, its video went viral on social media. At 7:30 pm, violence broke out in the Mahal area of Nagpur. Rioters pelted stones at houses. Dozens of vehicles were vandalized and set on fire. Many vehicles including two JCB machines and a crane were set on fire.
Police are checking CCTV cameras.
DCP Niketan Kadam was attacked with an axe in Nagpur violence. He is seriously injured. CM Fadnavis spoke to him on a video call. After controlling the violence, the police is checking CCTV cameras. Director General of Police Rashmi Shukla has ordered the officers to maintain law and order.
The rioters were prepared, broke CCTV cameras, and then set houses on fire
There is also news that the frenzied mob was fully prepared. The rioters identified houses and clinics vandalized them and set vehicles on fire. CCTV cameras were broken. The rioters were wearing masks and carrying rods in their hands. People of Nagpur, terrified by the violence, narrated their ordeal. People said that this violence broke out after the Hindu organization demanded the removal of Aurangzeb's tomb.
Sharad Gupta, who runs a grocery store in the violence-affected area, said that around 10:30 pm on Monday, I had just closed the shop and sat down to eat when I heard a very loud noise. I saw that people were setting cars on fire after vandalizing them. Three people were banging on the doors of a house, but they fled from there after people shouted. Sharad said, when I brought a water pipe to extinguish the fire, they attacked me with stones. I called the police several times, but the police reached there only after the rioters fled from there. Another resident Chandrakant Kavade said that the rioters first broke the CCTV cameras and then set fire to the items brought for the decoration of the Ram Navami procession. The police came an hour after the incident.
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