Aurangabad: A 51-year-old man Friday succumbed to injuries after he sustained severe injuries amid a scuffle between the mob and the police in Maharashtra's Aurangabad. The mob attacked the police personnel near a Ram Temple in the city, said an official. The deceased was identified as Shaikh Muniruddin and he died during treatment at a private city-based hospital on Thursday night, hours after the violence, a senior police official said. The police, however, did not specify the reason behind his death.
At least 12 persons, including 10 policemen, were injured after a mob of around 500 people hurled stones and petrol-filled bottles when the cops tried to control the situation following a clash between two groups near the Ram temple in Kiradpura locality of Aurangabad, now named Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
The incident, in which 13 vehicles were torched by the miscreants, occurred during the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday. The police used tear gas and fired some plastic bullets as well as live rounds to control the mob, officials said.
Meanwhile, normalcy was restored in the city, where five companies of the State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) are currently deployed. "Security at various sensitive locations in the city has been stepped up. The administration has deployed five companies of the SRPF and nearly 600 police personnel are on guard to maintain peace," an official said.
Cooperation Minister Atul Save had said some miscreants tried to create a riot in the area while adding that the Ram Mandir is safe. MP Imtiaz Jalil had said that anti-social elements are trying to vitiate the atmosphere and spoil the age-old communal harmony in the area. Jalil urged the police to nab the miscreants to ensure peace in the area.
