On March 17, tensions escalated in Nagpur when protesters demanding the demolition of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb allegedly burnt a chadar. A mob attacked homes, set vehicles on fire, and went on a rampage. Abhinay Deshpande and Purnima Sah report on the controversy over an emperor who died more than 300 years ago, and trace how communal flames were fanned in Maharashtra
On March 17, tensions escalated in Nagpur when protesters demanding the demolition of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb allegedly burnt a chadar. A mob attacked homes, set vehicles on fire, and went on a rampage. Abhinay Deshpande and Purnima Sah report on the controversy over an emperor who died more than 300 years ago, and trace how communal flames were fanned in Maharashtra