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The police arrested Mastermind Faheem Khan (INSET) on 19 March in the Nagpur violence case.
Faheem Khan, the main accused of the violence erupted on March 17, has filed a petition in the sessions court for bail. Faheem has claimed that he has been arrested for political vengeance, as he demanded action against Vishwa Hindu Parishad workers.
A case of treason has been registered against 6 accused, including Mastermind Faheem in the case of violence for removing Aurangzeb’s tomb. Faheem is accused of gathering more than 500 rioters and promoting violence.
City president Khan of Minorities Democratic Party Khan was arrested on March 19, two days after the riot and arson incidents. Faheem was sent to judicial custody after the police remand ended on Friday.
After this, Faheem also filed a bail petition in the Nagpur District Sessions Court. His lawyer Ashwin Ingole said that this could be heard on 24 March.
3 claims in Faheem’s petition
- The bail plea stated that he has been falsely implicated in the case and there is no evidence that he would incite the crowd.
- The allegations are false and unfounded and the police have not stated any direct role in the violence.
- The case registered against him is political vengeance as on March 18, he demanded an FIR against members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad.
105 accused arrested till Friday evening
In the Nagpur violence case, 14 more people were arrested by the police till Friday evening, after which the total number of those arrested increased to 105, including 10 teenagers. Apart from this, 17 people have been sent to police custody by the local court till 22 March.
Here, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis reached Nagpur on Friday evening. Will stay in Nagpur at night. He said in the state assembly on Tuesday that people responsible for the violence in Nagpur will not be spared.
What happened in Nagpur on March 17 …
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) performed in Nagpur. During the performance, a green cloth filled with cow dung was burnt. According to VHP, it was a symbolic grave of Aurangzeb.
Violence erupted in the palace area of Nagpur at 7:30 pm after the video of this incident went viral. Stoning and sabotage began. The miscreants pelted stones at the houses and vandalized dozens of vehicles parked on the road.
Police was also attacked. 33 policemen, including three deputy commissioner rank officials, were injured. DCP Niketan Kadam was attacked with an ax. The police released tear gas shells. There was another clash in Hanspuri area near Old Bhandara Road between 10.30 pm and 11.30 pm.
Aurangzeb’s grave was built in 1707
The grave of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb is 25 km from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in Khuldabad. According to historians, when Aurangzeb’s death in 1707, he was buried near the dargah of his spiritual guru Sheikh Zainuddin in Khuldabad as per the wishes of the emperor.
Aurangzeb’s tomb was made of ordinary earthen, in which the British Viceroy Curzon later got marble. This place is considered to be historical and religiously important, where people still reach to pay tribute.
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