
Nagpur Violence LIVE updates: Stones hurled, cops injured as tensions rise over burning Quran rumours
Violent clashes erupt out in Maharashtra’s Nagpur amid Aurangzeb’s tomb rowIn an effort to quell the unrest, police deployed tear gas shells and conducted a baton charge in the Chitnis Park and Mahal areas. The violence reportedly spread to Kotwali and Ganeshpeth in the late afternoon, officials stated.ALSO READ: ‘Kab tutegi Aurangzeb ki qabr?’ Bajrang Dal warns fate like Babri in MaharashtraOfficials said the Chitnish Park to Shukrawari Talao road belt was most affected by violence as per the preliminary information, where some four-wheelers were set afire by rioters.
Stones were also thrown at the homes of residents.Catch LIVE Updates on Nagpur Violence with MintNagpur Riots Today LIVE: In an effort to quell the unrest, police deployed tear gas shells and conducted a baton charge in the Chitnis Park and Mahal areas. The violence reportedly spread to Kotwali and Ganeshpeth in the late afternoon, officials stated.Nagpur Riots Today LIVE: Officials said the Chitnish Park to Shukrawari Talao road belt was most affected by violence as per the preliminary information, where some four-wheelers were set afire by rioters.
Stones were also thrown at the homes of residents.Nagpur Riots Today LIVE: The unrest began late in the afternoon, shortly after Bajrang Dal members demonstrated near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue in the Mahal area.Nagpur Riots Today LIVE: A video went viral on social media wherein vehicles were heard exploding. WATCH VIRAL VIDEONagpur Riots Today LIVE: The immediate cause of the unrest was unfounded rumours that Muslim's Holy Book, the Quran, had been burned during a protest by a right-wing group demanding the removal of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's tomb in Sambhaji Nagar.
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