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SC says, 114 arrested so far in Nagpur violence; Probe underway

Supreme Court

Nagpur: As many as 114 people have been arrested in connection with the March 17 violence in Nagpur, and the probe is moving in the right direction, a senior police official said on Tuesday.

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Speaking to reporters, Nagpur police commissioner Ravinder Singal said that the police were probing into social media posts circulated around the time of the violence, and some people involved in uploading them have been identified.

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Large-scale stone pelting and arson took place in several parts of Nagpur on March 17 after baseless rumours were spread claiming that a "chadar" with holy inscriptions was burned during the VHP protests demanding the removal of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's tomb in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, according to the authorities.

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