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Eugene

(66,217 posts)
Tue Mar 18, 2025, 12:15 PM Mar 2025

India orders curfew after violence over tomb of 17th-century Muslim ruler

Source: Reuters

India orders curfew after violence over tomb of 17th-century Muslim ruler

Rajendra Jadhav
Tue, March 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM EDT·2 min read

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Authorities clamped indefinite curfew on parts of the Indian city of Nagpur after more than a dozen police officers were hurt in clashes sparked by a Hindu group's demand for the removal of the tomb of a 17th-century Mughal ruler, police said on Tuesday.

Monday's violence in the central Indian city damaged many vehicles and injured several people, among them at least 15 police personnel, one of whom was in serious condition, a police officer said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Devendra Fadnavis, chief minister of the western state of Maharashtra, where the city is located, criticised the violence in a video message, calling for every effort to maintain law and order.

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Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/india-orders-curfew-violence-over-060059788.html

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