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Maha: Prime accused in Nagpur violence case arrested, remanded to PC till Mar 21

Nagpur, Mar 19 (UNI) Fahim Shahim Khan, prime accused in Nagpur violence case, was arrested on Wednesday and remanded to police custody till March 21.
Khan, who is the president of a political party Minorities Democratic Party (MDP), is believed to be one of the key instigators of the Nagpur Mahal riot on Monday.
Arrested by Ganeshpeth police, Khan had earlier led a mob to the Ganeshpeth Police Station to lodge a complaint after Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) allegedly burned a holy 'chadar' and an effigy of Aurangzeb at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s statue near Gandhi Gate in Mahal.
According to the prosecution case, Khan had made a provocative speech outside the police station and also instigated the mob for violence.
Khan along with 26 others were produced in the court, which remanded them to police custody for three days.
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