Police have formed 18 special teams to track down and arrest those involved in the violence in Maharashtra’s Nagpur city
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Police have formed 18 special teams to track down and arrest those involved in the violence in Maharashtra’s Nagpur city, officials said on Thursday (March 20, 2025).
As of now, 69 persons have been in connection with the violence which took place on Monday (March 17, 2025). Curfew remained imposed in several areas of the city for the third day on Thursday (March 20, 2025).
200 accused identified by police
The police have so far identified 200 accused and are actively working to identify another 1,000 suspects captured in CCTV footage of the riots, a senior official said.
On Monday, five First Information Reports (FIRs) were registered at the Ganeshpeth and Kotwali police stations wherein 200 accused have been named.
Efforts were on to identify the others involved in the violence with the help of the CCTV footage, the official said.
Special team to closely work with cyber cell
Nagpur Commissioner of Police Dr Ravinder Kumar Singal on Wednesday (March 19, 2025) told reporters that the special teams formed include personnel from the Ganeshpeth, Kotwali and Tehsil police stations, along with the Crime Branch.
The teams are also working closely with the cyber cell to help identify the suspects, another official said.
Thirty-three police personnel, including three DCP-rank officers, were injured on Monday (March 17, 2025) night when mobs went on a rampage, damaging vehicles, hurling petrol bombs and stones at police, and attacking houses.
Rumours about a ‘chadar’ with holy inscriptions being burnt during protests led by VHP seeking the removal of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb, located in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, was the prima facie trigger for violence.
Some rioters also allegedly misbehaved with a woman constable and tried to disrobe her during the violence, as per an FIR.
Published – March 20, 2025 12:10 pm IST
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