Nagpur – Peace has been finally restored in Nagpur (Maharashtra) where curfew was imposed in the periphery of a shrine following a clash between the members of two communities. The clashes erupted after a brawl between two groups of youngsters.
Leaders and members of various communities held a peace march through the areas where tension was witnessed on Saturday and Sunday.
Jaswant Singh Mann, SAD (A) secretary general, said they would soon send a delegation to Nagpur. He said the aim would be to strengthen the spirit of harmony among the people living there. Mann said former Director General of Police SS Virk, who had served in Maharashtra, played a vital role in restoring peace.
Former SGPC member Malkiat Singh Saggu, who lives in Nagpur, claimed it appeared some political parties wanted to engineer riots due to vested interests ahead of the Assembly elections in Maharashtra. He said a high-level inquiry should be conducted to identify the culprits.
Saggu said all the four youth who were detained after the brawl had been released as they were found innocent. He said false allegations were levelled against them. The police sent them home after an inquiry, he said.