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'Rioters will pay for damages ... will use bulldozers if needed': Maharashtra CM Fadnavis on Nagpur violence

IndiaTimes Saturday, 22 March 2025
Maharashtra CM Fadnavis reviewed the communal violence in Nagpur due to the Aurangzeb tomb row. He emphasized that rioters would bear the costs of damages, with assets sold if necessary. The unrest included stone-pelting after rumors of a Quran verse burning. Over 100 arrests have been made, and social media posts inciting violence have been deleted.
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