Greater demands have been made by members of other fringe groups along with members of VHP and Bajrang Dal for the removal of the tomb of Aurangzeb, the Mughal emperor, from Khuldabad in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar on the eve of Shiv Jayanti across the state.
At least 25 police and fire personnel—including an IPS officer—were injured in widespread arson, vandalism, and stone-pelting between two communities in the old city palace of Nagpur on Monday evening.
Overall, the appeal for Maharashtrians was posted by Devendra Fadnavis, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, to not pay attention to false rumors and hold peace above all. (Sunny Shende/HT)
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis is appealing for not going to rumors and maintaining peace (Sunny Shende/HT).
As a result, the incident happened practically within the distance of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) headquarters, resulting in considerable panic among the residents.
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Witness accounts say that the action of vandalism and burning of cars was soon heated up with emotions. Videos of the occurrences were splashed on social media. Tear gas shells and lathi-charge were soon used to disperse rioting crowds in Chitnis Park, Mahal, and surrounding areas of central Nagpur.
The disturbances broke out after VHP activists held a protest at 8.30 p.m. in Mahal, in front of the Shivaji Maharaj statue, demanding removal of the Mughal emperor’s tomb and burning of his effigy. After a couple of hours, Muslim groups reportedly said that the activists of Hindu parties, including VHP and Bajrang Dal, set on fire a holy book and cloth with the Islamic prayer known as the “kalma” during the protests.
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