Nagpur violence updates: 51 booked, curfew continues as Aurangzeb tomb dispute rages

Curfew remains enforced for the second consecutive day on Wednesday across 10 police station limits in Maharashtra's Nagpur following the violent clashes that erupted on March 17.

An FIR has been registered under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, along with other laws, including the Arms Act, Maharashtra Police Act, and the Prevention of Public Property Damage Act, at Ganeshpeth Police Station.

The complaint, filed by Police Inspector Jitendra Baburao Gadge, names 51 individuals, including several minors.

The accused are mainly from Nagpur city, residing in areas such as Jafar Nagar, Tajbagh, Mominpura, and Bhalaadapura.

According to an official order issued on March 17, around 200 to 250 members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal assembled near the Shivaji Maharaj statue in Mahal, Nagpur, in support of removing Aurangzeb's grave.

The protesters chanted slogans demanding its removal and displayed a symbolic green cloth filled with cow dung cakes.