Nagpur: Curfew has been imposed in several areas of Maharashtra’s Nagpur city after a protest against Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb triggered violence here.
As many as 12 police personnel, including three DCPs (deputy commissioners of police), were injured in the violence, which erupted on Monday evening in central Nagpur, a senior official said.
The police have arrested 15 persons in connection with the violence, he said.
Curfew has been imposed in areas under the jurisdiction of Kotwali, Ganeshpeth, Tehsil, Lakadganj, Pachpaoli, Shanti Nagar, Sakkardara, Nandanvan, Imambada, Yashodhara Nagar and Kapil Nagar police stations, the city police said in a release on Tuesday.
During the curfew, the area’s DCP concerned would decide on vehicular movement as per the need, the police said.
Violence erupted in central Nagpur’s Chitnis Park area in Mahal on Monday around 7.30 pm, with stones hurled at police amid rumours that the holy book of a community was burnt during an agitation by a right-wing body for the removal of Aurangzeb’s tomb, officials earlier said.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis claimed the violence was premeditated.
He attributed the “heightened emotions” to the release of the movie Chhava, which depicted the brutal atrocities committed by Aurangzeb against Sambhaji Maharaj.
