Nagpur violence: Maharashtra Congress sets up panel to visit riot-affected areas

Maharashtra Congress chief Harshvardhan Sapkal on Thursday set up a committee of party leaders to visit the riotaffected areas of NagpurLargescale stone pelting and arson were reported in several parts of Vidarbhas largest city on Monday evening after rumours began circulating about a chadar with holy inscriptions being burnt during protests led by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad VHP seeking the removal of Aurangzebs tombThe committee set up by Sapkal includes AICC in charge of Goa Manikrao Thakare senior leaders Nitin Raut Yashomati Thakur Hussain Dalwai and Sajid Pathan Nagpur district Congress chief and MLA Vikas Thakare is the convenor and AICC Secretary Praful Gudade Patil is the coordinator party functionaries saidThe violence and arson that rocked Nagpur on Monday night was a black spot on the states glory It was very unfortunate that some people tried to disrupt peace in the state There is need to ensure peace and social harmony The committee will visit riot affected areas talk to the locals a Congress statement informedThirtythree police personnel including three DCP rank officers were injuredPolice have booked Fahim Khan key accused in the violence and five others on charges of sedition and spreading misinformation on social media as per police Curfew was lifted or relaxed in parts of the city three days after the violenceAmid demand from rightwing organisations that Mughal Emperor Aurangzebs tomb at Khultabad in Maharashtras Sambhajinagar district be removed the Archaeological Survey of India ASI has put up tin sheets on two sides of the 18th century structureThe cyber crime department has asked for information from Facebook X Instagram and YouTube authorities about 230 profiles on their platforms and sought that they be blocked DCP Cyber Crime Lohit Matani told reporters in NagpurThe probe so far has indicated that misinformation was spread initially after some videos were shared on social media which fuelled the violence and more videos glorified the violence he saidThe Shiv Sena UBT said CM Fadnavis blaming the film Chhaava for the Nagpur violence was a sign of his weak moraleAn editorial in the party mouthpiece Saamana asked if the the BJPled government was planning to register cases against the films actors director and producers over Mondays incidents in the states second capitalThe climax of the film depicting the brutal execution of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj on the orders of Aurangzeb incited emotions it said Blaming Chhaava for Nagpur riots is a sign of Devendra Fadnaviss weak morale it addedFadnavis said on Tuesday that the film presented the true story of the Maratha king and after watching it people were expressing their anger about Aurangzeb in a big wayWith inputs from PTI