Nagpur violence: 19 accused sent to police custody until March 21

The Judicial Magistrate First Class Court (JMFC) on Wednesday remanded 19 accused in the Nagpur violence case to police custody till March 21. The accused were produced before the court by the Ganeshpeth police on Tuesday.

About 50 persons have been arrested in connection with the stone pelting and arson in Nagpur so far. A senior police official has said that the law and order situation in the region is now under control. Police Commissioner Ravinder Kumar Singal said the situation will be reviewed on Wednesday afternoon.

About 2,000 police personnel have been deployed in sensitive areas across the city. The QRT (quick response team) and RCP (riot control police) are conducting patrolling led by a DCP-rank officer, he said.


Violence erupted in central Nagpur's Chitnis Park in the Mahal area on Monday, with stones hurled at police amid rumours and allegations of a holy book of a community being burnt during an agitation by a right-wing body demanding the removal of Aurangzeb's tomb in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district. As many as 34 police personnel were injured in the violence.

A curfew, restricting the movement of people and vehicles, was subsequently imposed in sensitive areas in the city.

According to a press release of the city police, the curfew is now in force in areas under the jurisdiction of the Kotwali, Ganeshpeth, Tehsil, Lakadganj, Pachpaoli, Shant Nagar, Sakkardara, Nandanvan, Imambada, Yashodhara Nagar and Kapil Nagar police station.

During the curfew, the deputy commissioner of police (DCP) of the respective areas would take calls about vehicular movements on the streets, the release said.

A senior official said 12 policemen, including 3 DCPs, were injured in the violence on Monday night.