Topic: Nagpur
After 18 years, Nagpur court acquits 8 men in SIMI case citing lack of evidence
More than 18 years after being accused of organising meetings and distributing pamphlets linked to the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), a Nagpur court has acquitted eight men of all charges, as the court observed that there is no evidence against them of participation in meetings, communication, propaganda, or any financial support.
Nagpur school officials booked after Muslim student denied admission
A trustee of a prominent school in Nagpur has been booked by city police for allegedly instructing that girls from the Muslim community should not be granted admission for the academic year 2025–26, leading to a student being denied admission based on these reported oral directives.
Kerala-based left activist arrested in Nagpur, social media posts criticising army mentioned in FIR
A left-wing activist and independent journalist from Kerala was arrested in Nagpur on Thursday for his social media posts critical of the government.
“High handed”: Bombay HC stays further demolition of house of Muslim man booked in Nagpur violence
On Monday, The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court stayed the demolition of properties belonging to two Muslim men accused in the Nagpur violence case, including MDP leader Fahim Khan.
Authorities demolish house of MDP leader Fahim Khan, days after booked in Nagpur violence case
On Monday, civic authorities demolished the house of Fahim Khan, a leader of the Minority Democratic Party (MDP) who has been booked for sedition in the Nagpur violence case.
Nagpur violence: Six Muslims, including MDP leader, booked for sedition
The Maharashtra Police on Thursday booked six individuals, including Minorities Democratic Party (MDP) leader Fahim Shamim Khan, on charges of sedition and spreading misinformation on social media in connection with the clashes that erupted in Maharashtra’s Nagpur on Monday night.
