British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in its report headlined: “Curfew in India city after violence over Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's tomb”, claimed that the riots erupted in Nagpur’s Mahal area after VHP and Bajrang Dal members burnt effigy of Aurangzeb and demanded the removal of his tomb.
A preliminary investigation revealed that Khan's provocative speech, which was captured in a video, directly contributed to the escalation of tensions, resulting in communal clashes.
The eyewitness accounts of the violence revealed the violent mobs consisting of thousands of people with their faces covered went around on a rampage vandalising properties and torching vehicles while chanting Islamic slogans of “Allahu Akbar” and “Labaik-Ya-Rasool-Allah”.
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the Dharavi redevelopment project being undertaken by the Adani Group while hearing a plea by UAE-based Seclink Technologies