On March 17, mob violence in Nagpur resulted in over 60 vehicles being vandalised and torched, including 36 cars, 22 two-wheelers, and a crane, as per sources.
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00:00I have updates coming in from Nagpur. What exactly happened on 17th March evening as the investigation is intensifying
00:06We have accessed some details and I'm going to take you through immediately more than 60 vehicles were vandalized and torched in Nagpur violence
00:14Information reveals that the panchnama that was made and the cops eventually investigating further
00:21The aftermath was for all to see but as the panchnama is being done by the government over 60 vehicles
00:26You can see on your screens. Remember dozens of vehicles even India today
00:31Without much effort also could see that the window panes were broken vehicles that were burnt completely damaged and these vehicles remember parked right
00:40Inside the inside the premise of a house. That means how closed could the mob get to
00:46residential complex
00:48Information revealed in the panchnama is that 36 cars
00:5322 two-wheelers even a crane remember one of the cranes also was completely burnt down and a house
01:01Has reported to have suffered heavy damage in the mob violence
01:05District administration starting the process of giving compensation to all the people who have suffered losses by doing the panchnama
01:16All right, my colleague Sumi is joining me right now from Nagpur for the latest
01:21Remember that Sumi has been since day one
01:23Been on the ground and she's tracking every little bit of what this riot this mob violence has been getting us eyewitness accounts as well
01:31Sumi over 60 vehicles. In fact, some of these vehicles you also documented during your reporting
01:36What is the status now?
01:38What is being done by the investigators to ensure that a precedent is set or what exactly happened shouldn't be repeated
01:44Tell us about the damage the aftermath and more
01:52Yes, absolutely over 60 vehicles are now are being going through the process of the panchnama
01:58and in fact
01:58There are any officials had also come to the spot right after the day of the violence and they had collected data
02:04of the people who have had the public property damages and in fact the
02:09Calculate the calculation is in fact right now in process and within a few hours
02:13We'll also get to know how much damage the knuckle violence has left people with and this is something very crucial because the writers
02:21Completely had lost the sense of what they were doing because they were putting and setting everything ablaze
02:26Which is why we had seen several two wheelers as well as four wheelers and a couple of JCBs on
02:31fire and in fact
02:33It was critical how all of it has happened because right now 84 people have been detained and in fact the number is likely to go
02:39High as well
02:40200 people have been
02:41identified already more thousand are going to be identified through various sensitive footages that were in and around the vicinity of the sensitive route and
02:48It is important to know that today is a very sensitive day because today is a Friday and we are already witnessing a Ramzan's
02:55Month and today there will be further relaxation yesterday a new order on the curfew relaxation had come with
03:02Two areas none than one and a couple nugger had already seen the curfew upliftment because these areas were not affected at all
03:10But as precautionary measures curfew restrictions were placed there. However now there will be you know
03:16Relaxation between 2 p.m. To 4 p.m. And people can open shops at the
03:21Relatively, you know non-restricted areas such as Imam Vada and Panch Pauli all these areas
03:26But Kotwali, Tehsil and the in the area around Chitnus Park, which was the worst affected
03:32Has the complete curfew even now and it's been fought. It's been four days of the violence
03:39But still the situation remains tense and there is a lot of aftermath that is also
03:43Being witnessed here because all the businesses are now getting affected in the vicinity of the sensitive route and today it is going to be crucial
03:51Because it is a sensitive and the people will come out to offer namaz
03:55And it is going to be a very interesting day and there will be additional deployment of forces in and around the sensitive route as well
04:04So may keep tracking the latest on that
04:07The situation appears to be under control
04:09But remember an incident that shouldn't have happened imagine the innocent families women and children huddled in their home when a mob outside in the
04:16Evening is rampaging vandalizing and and literally got too close to the residents as well
04:23The arson violence, is it that easy and spontaneous to come in?
04:26What was the administration the police doing at that time when it went on for over one hour at least? Why did it not anticipate?