KOLHAPUR

Some people in the mob dropped the cylinder that was kept inside Koli's house several times to cause an explosion.

Bombay High Court criticized the Maharashtra government for demolishing over 70 houses built on encroached land in the Vishalgadh Fort area in Kolhapur

Congress MP Shahu Maharaj visited Vishalgad and took stock of the situation days after alleged violence was created by a group led by his son Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati

The Vishalgadh Fort, one of the relics of the enduring legacy of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, had recently fallen prey to the encroachers trying to expand a mosque built in its premises.

“The administration has started removing encroachments from Vishalgadh. However, attempts are being made to give it a communal color. The first few encroachments which have been removed belong to Hindu community members,” Sambhajiraje clarified while talking to the reporters in Kolhapur.

The police were also taken aback by the incident of assault over a very minor issue like celebrating the wicket of Rohit Sharma.

An illicit madrasa which was built on the Pavangad Fort was demolished by the Kolhapur administration on 6th January.

Local Hindu community in the Panhalgad town have complained that a Madarsa has been 'illegally' built on the fort of Pavangad

The Mohamedan Education Society's office holders assert that the organisation is not governed by the waqf board. They also say that it should remain independent because Shahu Maharaj founded it with educational goals in mind.