By Eshwar
At least thirty three policemen and five civilians were injured, and several vehicles and bulldozers were torched in violent clashes between two communities in Maharashtra’s winter capital Nagpur on Monday, 17 March.
While the police claimed that the clashes were triggered by “misinformation”, tensions were high in the city through the day following demonstrations led by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) over Aurangzeb’s tomb.
Earlier on Monday, tensions rose in the Mahal area of the city following claims of a chadar with holy inscriptions being burnt during protests led by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal.
The demonstrations in Nagpur were among many held across the state on Monday to demand for the removal of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb from Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, a demand being fanned by several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and ruling alliance leaders for the past few days, inclusing CM Devendra Fadnavis.
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