Nagpur Communal Riot Case: 9 Get Bail

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted bail to nine people accused of sedition, inciting unrest, rioting, large-scale arson, vandalism, and stone-pelting during a communal riot in Nagpur's Mahal area, beside the RSS headquarters, on March 17.

- Pradip Kumar Maitra

NAGPUR:

The violence had reportedly broken out following rumors that a religious 'chadar' bearing sacred inscriptions was burnt during a protest by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Bajrang Dal. Following the release of 'Chhava,' a film based on the life of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, the protest demanded the removal of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's tomb in Khuldabad, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district.