Nagpur violence mastermind arrested, sent to judicial remand till March 21
PTC News Desk: Nagpur police on Wednesday arrested alleged mastermind of the violent communal clashes erupted in the city. The accused has been identified as Fahim Khan who has been sent to police custody till March 21.
Fahim Khan contested the 2024 Lok Sabha election from the Nagpur constituency representing the Minorities Democratic Party against BJP leader and Union minister Nitin Gadkari and received a massive defeat by a huge margin of over 6.5 lakhs votes.
According to the police, preliminary investigation suggests that he delivered a speech moments before clashes broke out which eventually ignited communal tension triggering violence.
Khan, resident of Sanjay Bagh Colony in Nagpur's Yashodhara Nagar is the city president of Minorities Democratic Party has been named in the FIR registered in connection with the communal clashes.
Violence flared in Nagpur's Chitnis Park area on Monday as clashes broke out over rumours of a community's holy book being desecrated during a right-wing protest demanding the removal of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's tomb in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
Meanwhile, police officials have asserted that the law and order situation in the area are under control however curfew will continue to remain in place in many sensitive areas of the city.
- With inputs from agencies
