Violence broke out in Maharashtra’s Nagpur on Monday night following rumours that a holy book was burned during a protest by a right-wing group demanding the removal of Aurangzeb’s tomb. A curfew has been enforced in several parts of Nagpur under Section 163 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) due to rising tensions. The curfew applies to the jurisdiction of police stations in Kotwali, Ganeshpeth, Tehsil, Lakadganj, Pachpaoli, Shantinagar, Sakkardara, Nandanvan, Imamwada, Yashodharanagar, and Kapilnagar.
Clashes erupted in the Chitnis Park area of Mahal around 7:30 pm, with stones hurled at police, leaving six civilians and three officers injured.
HOW THE VIOLENCE BROKE OUT IN NAGPUR
Between 7-9 am, devotees organised a Shiv Jayanti program in front of the statue of Maratha icon Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in the Mahal area.
Around noon, around 40-50 workers of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal held a demonstration demanding the removal of Aurangzeb’s tomb. During the protest, the demonstrators covered an effigy of the Mughal emperor with a sheet and set it on fire.
After this, rumours of a holy book being desecrated started to spread and several videos circulated on social media.
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