Nagpur, Apr 30 (PTI) Nagpur riot case key accused Fahim Khan has been arrested in connection with the death of one Irfan Ansari during the violence that rocked Vidarbha’s largest city in March last year, a police official said on Thursday.
Violence erupted in Nagpur city on March 17, 2025, after rumours spread that a `chadar’ or cloth with religious inscriptions had been burnt during protests led by the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) demanding the removal of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district.
Incidents of stone-pelting and arson took place in several parts of the city, leaving 33 police personnel including three deputy commissioners of police injured.
Ansari (39) was attacked near Geetanjali Talkies in Mahal area, and succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment at Mayo hospital, the official said.
In connection with Ansari’s death, a case was registered against unidentified persons and later Fahim Khan was named as an accused, the official said.
“A team under inspector Sanjay Mendhe arrested Fahim Khan during a late-night operation. He will be produced in court on Friday,” the official added.
Khan was earlier booked by Ganeshpeth police under various sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Explosive Substances Act, the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, the Arms Act, and others related to incitement and unlawful assembly in connection with the riots.
He was granted bail in the case in July last year. PTI COR BNM
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