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This is an archive article published on June 10, 2023
Two arrested from Nashik for Aurangzeb posts, proposed memorial for Tipu Sultan demolished in Dhule
The first incident occured in Ghoti where a post by one Shoaib Maniyar is said to have led to tension in Ghoti in Nashik district on Friday.
A case was subsequently filed against Maniyar and he was taken into custody.
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Two arrested from Nashik for Aurangzeb posts, proposed memorial for Tipu Sultan demolished in Dhule
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The Nashik rural police has arrested two men in different cases for putting up posts that were seen as glorify glorifying Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
The first incident occurred in Nashik district’s Ghoti where a post by one Shoaib Maniyar is said to have led to tension in the area on Friday.
Local residents gathered outside a police station and sought action against Maniyar over his Facebook post, which they alleged hurt their religious sentiments, police said.
A case was subsequently filed against Maniyar and he was taken into custody.
In another incident 20 year old Salim Kazi was arrested from Sinnar in Nashik district for putting up a 25 second video about Aurangazeb as his status message. Local Bajrang Dal leaders had complained about it which led to Kazi’s arrest.
Meanwhile in neighbouring Dhule district a memorial that was being set up for Tipu Sultan had to be demolished after right wing activists in Dhule city complained about it.
The Dhule BJP had complained about it to local authorities. On Friday morning the structure was demolished.
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“The structure was illegal and was being built without permission. It was voluntarily pulled down by the people who had constructed it,” officials of the Dhule Municipal Corporation said.
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