Aurangabad news

2023 - 3 - 30

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Tensions in Aurangabad after clashes between two groups on Ram ... (The Hindu)

A riot-like situation prevailed in Sambhajinagar city (formerly Aurangabad) of Maharashtra in the wee hours of Thursday following clashes between two groups ...

I did my best to localise the violence and prevent anything untoward from happening to the temple. This government is working to ensure that there are riots in the State and a situation of communal disharmony prevails. “The Aurangabad clashes is a failure of the Shinde-Fadnavis government. No one should attempt to give the Sambhajinagar incident a political colour,” Mr. “Even as the police have got the situation under control, some leaders [alluding to Opposition MVA and especially Thackeray-led Sena] are deliberately trying to deteriorate the situation further by making inflammatory statements for their selfish political ends. According to the police, the clashes between the groups happened between 12:20 a.m.

Violent clashes in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, nine ... (Times of India)

Nikhil Gupta, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar's commissioner of police stated that police will take strict action against the miscreants.

Not taking any chance, Jaleel went into the temple and ensured that non of the miscreants enter the temple. CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: Situation turned tense in Kiradpura area of the city, after a brawl between two groups of youths over chanting objectionable and communally charged slogans. Additional DG (law and order) Kulwant Kumar Sarangal told TOI, "We have rushed additional force including two companies of SRPF and two superintendent of police - Nimit Goyal and Ganesh Shinde to the spot.

Clashes in Aurangabad Ahead of Ram Navami; 'No Temple ... (The Quint)

Clashes broke out between groups of two communities in the Kiradpura area of Aurangabad in the wee hours of Thursday, 30 March, leading to one civilian and ...

"The clashes took place near the temple, but it's Ram Navami and I urge everyone to maintain peace and harmony. The clash in Aurangabad comes just a day after two groups clashed in Jalgaon over a procession playing music and DJ outside a mosque. Because the truth is worth it.) I am here with volunteers of the temple and as you can see, the temple is unharmed. The duplicate Shiv Sena is behind all this," Raut added. On Ram Navami, you can see that the temple of Lord Ram is unharmed. Asked about the clashes, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde said: "I have spoken to senior police officers. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Minister Atul Salve was also at the spot in a bid to quell the tensions. The police resorted to lathicharge and shelled tear gas to control the situation. The miscreants will be traced and strict action will be taken against them. There was police presence in the area already ahead of Ram Navami but by the time more forces came, the mob present had resorted to stone pelting. The clash started when a group of men from one community got into an altercation with the other group for allegedly raising derogatory slogans, sources said.

Clashes in Aurangabad during Ramzan month and on eve of Ram ... (Deccan Herald)

In what comes as a matter of concern, violent clashes between two groups during the Ram Navami festivities coinciding with the holy month of Ramzan ...

[Dailymotion ](https://www.dailymotion.com/DeccanHerald) [Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/deccanherald/) [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/DeccanHerald) Several persons have been picked up for questioning by the police. Couple of days ago, a similar incident was also reported from the Paldhi area of Jalgaon where clashes erupted after over loud music outside a mosque while Namaz was ongoing. Around two dozen vehicles were damaged during the clashes and some people sustained injuries.

Aurangabad: Clashes between groups near Ram temple turn violent ... (The New Indian Express)

The incident, in which 13 vehicles were torched by miscreants, occurred during the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday in the Kiradpura locality ...

The police should inquire and find the mastermind. Targeting the BJP and the AIMIM over the incident, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Chandrakant Khaire claimed, "Imtiaz Jaleel (of the AIMIM), Devendra Fadnavis and Union minister Bhagwat Karad (who hails from Aurangabad) are friends. If anyone is trying to give political colour to this incident, then it is unfortunate," he said in response to a query about some leaders accusing him of being responsible for the episode. We have also got additional force which is now deployed in the city to maintain peace. They burnt police vehicles near the Ram temple beside hurling stones and petrol-filled bottles at the police personnel. After an hour, a mob gathered there, bringing stones and petrol-filled bottles along, which they threw at the police personnel," Aurangabad Police Commissioner Nikhil Gupta told ABP Majha, a Marathi news channel.

Maha: Hindu-Muslim clash in Aurangabad; police vehicle torched (The Siasat Daily)

A mob of more than 500 persons allegedly attacked policemen in Aurangabad after some youth clashed among themselves, a senior official said.

The temple is completely safe. The Ram Temple is safe. “No Hindu inside the Ram Temple was hurt. This is a holy month for us as well as for Hindus. “The mob incident went on for almost an hour. “We don’t know who the people, numbering 500 to 600, involved in the attack were.