Nagpur: The violent clashes exploded in the center of Nagpur on Monday night after the protests demanded the elimination of the tomb of Emperor Mogol Aurengzeb in spiral Khultabad in chaos in chaos, leaving dozens wounded and causing generalized destruction.
At least 10 riot commands, two senior police officers and two firefighters suffered serious injuries in the disturbances, while an agent remains in a critical condition in the hospital. The mobs set two excavators and 40 vehicles, including police trucks, while security forces struggled to contain violence. Police launched a large -scale repression, arrested 50 uproar, while the MHA sought a report on the riots, only two weeks before the expected visit of Prime Minister Modi to Nagpur. The violence broke out after the rumors that the protesters of a particular community had burned Effigies of Aurengzeb and a religious chadar near the Shivaji Putla square in Mahal Gate, just 2 km from the RSS headquarters.
Fadnavis, Gadkari urges Nagpur’s residents not to believe rumors
Violence reports caused a quick response from another community, with large crowds that met to demand actions against those responsible. The protests became throwing stones, fires and confronted with the police. The authorities said that misinformation spread through social networks played an important role in the food of violence.
Security forces used vehicles with disturbance control, including water cannons and tear gas units, to disperse mobs. DCPS Archit Chandak and Niketan Kadam were injured while trying to control the crowds. Firefighters were also trapped in the crossfire while trying to extinguish the flames. Several neighborhoods remained tense as sporadic violence continued.
The Nagpur police commissioner, Ravinder Singgal, deployed more than 1,000 officers and imposed prohibition orders in Mahal, Chitnis Park Chowk and Bhaldarpura, restricting the movement in the most sensitive areas. The key roads were sealed. Reinforcement and intelligence teams worked to avoid greater escalation. However, the sporadic stone launch continued until night.
Police deployed surveillance equipment with vehicles equipped with CCTV and public address systems to monitor the situation and issue warnings. The authorities also activated local peace committees, urging community leaders to intervene and calm tensions.
Maharashtra cm Devendra Fadnavis and the minister of the Union Nitin Gadkari requested calm. “Nagpur has always been a peaceful city where people coexist in harmony. He urges citizens not to believe rumors and cooperate with the application of the law,” said Fadnavis. Nagpur Guardian Minister Chandrashekar Bawankule visited the affected areas.
The center of Nagpur Mla Pravin Datke claimed that the “strangers” were hired to incite violence. “We have ordered the police to identify and take strict measures against those responsible,” he said in Mumbai. In the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, where the Tomb of Aurengzeb, VHP and Bajrang Dal organized protests. The protesters warned about the demolition of the tomb if the government did not act.
VHP fell into the increase in marathwada and other districts if the demands are not met.
