Peace Restored in Nagpur: Curfew Persists Post-Hanspuri Vehicle Burnings

Nagpur Violence : After the stone pelting and arson incident in Mahal area of ​​Nagpur in Maharashtra on Monday, there was a huge uproar in another area late at night. According to the information received, the miscreants targeted several shops and houses in Hanspuri area last night. 

Indefinite curfew imposed in these areas
After violence broke out in Mahal and Hanspuri areas of Nagpur, the administration imposed indefinite curfew. Nagpur Police Commissioner Dr. Ravinder Kumar Singhal said that curfew has been imposed in the police station areas of Kotwali, Ganeshpeth, Lakadganj, Pachpavli, Shantinagar, Sakkardara, Nandanvan, Imamwada, Yashodhara Nagar and Kapil Nagar in Nagpur city. This curfew will remain in force till further orders.

Nagpur (Maharashtra) violence | Curfew has been imposed in the Police station limits of Kotwali, Ganeshpeth, Lakadganj, Pachpaoali, Shantinagar, Sakkardara, Nandanvan, Imamwada, Yashodhara Nagar and Kapil Nagar in Nagpur city. This curfew will remain in force until further… pic.twitter.com/N3CqzKcMv1

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Huge uproar in Hanspuri area
An eyewitness gave detailed information to news agency ANI about the riot in Hanspuri area. According to the report, the eyewitness said that masked rioters came with sharp weapons, stickers and bottles in their hands. They created a lot of ruckus here. They vandalized shops and pelted stones. The rioters set vehicles on fire. A local resident also confirmed this horrific scene. He said that the rioters vandalized shops... set 8-10 vehicles on fire.

Calm returns to Nagpur
 A few vehicles and e-rickshaws are seen on the road. Apart from this, there are also targets of violence on the road. Broken vehicles, stones scattered on the road, all these scenes can be seen in the video.