Violence grips Nagpur amid Aurangzeb protests | Tension captured in pics

Curfew has been imposed in several areas of Nagpur after a protest against Aurangzeb's tomb on Monday triggered violence.

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Nagpur violence: Police personnel near charred remains of a vehicle, a day after violence broke out following an agitation by a right-wing group demanding the removal of Aurangzeb's tomb. (PTI)

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Nagpur violence: Vehicles seen vandalised after a clash broke out between two groups at Hansapuri area on March 17. (ANI)

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Nagpur violence: Charred remains of a vehicle are seen after a clash broke out between two groups in the Hansapuri area on March 17. (ANI)

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A man speaks to the media on his injuries after a clash broke out between two groups at Hansapuri area on March 17. (ANI )

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Nagpur violence: Stones lay scattered on a street after a clash broke out between two groups at the Mahal area. (ANI)

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Nagpur violence: Women security personnel keep a vigil in the aftermath of violence that erupted on Monday. Several houses, vehicles and a clinic have been vandalised in violence in Nagpur following rumours that the holy book of a community was burnt during an agitation by a right-wing body for the removal of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's tomb. (PTI)

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Nagpur violence: Police and paramilitary personnel deployed at the site after a clash broke out between two groups in the Mahal area. (ANI)

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Nagpur violence: Police personnel detain a protestor after a clash broke out between two groups in the Mahal area in Nagpur on Monday. (ANI)

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Police personnel deployed at the site after a clash broke out between two groups at the Mahal area, in Nagpur on Monday. (ANI)

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Curfew has been imposed in several areas of Nagpur city after a protest against Aurangzeb's tomb on Monday triggered violence during which several houses and vehicles were vandalised. (ANI)

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Nagpur violence; More than 50 people have been taken into custody and five FIRs registered in connection with the violence in Nagpur city, Police Commissioner Ravinder Singal said on Tuesday. (ANI)

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Fire dousing operations underway after a clash broke out between two groups at Mahal area, in Nagpur on Monday.  (ANI)

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Police and paramilitary personnel deployed at the site after a clash broke out between two groups at Mahal area, in Nagpur on Monday. (ANI)

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Members of police stand as vehicles burn after clashes erupted due to demands over removal of the tomb of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, in Nagpur, India, March 17, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer (REUTERS)

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People stand near charred remains of a car at Chitnis Park area amid curfew after violence erupted on Monday night, in Nagpur, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Curfew has been imposed in several areas of Maharashtra's Nagpur city after a protest against Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's tomb triggered violence. (PTI)