IN PHOTOS: Cops deployed at Aurangzeb’s tomb in Maharashtra

The police on Sunday beefed up security at the Aurangzeb's tomb in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district amid calls for its demolition. Pics/PTI

Updated On: 2025-03-16 11:05 PM IST

Compiled by : Asif Ali Sayed

Cops deployed at the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb on Sunday. Pics/PTI
Cops deployed at the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb on Sunday. Pics/PTI
Some outfits have demanded the removal of Aurangzeb's grave located at Khuldabad in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district

Some outfits have demanded the removal of Aurangzeb's grave located at Khuldabad in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district

Organisations like Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) plan to submit a memorandum to the Maharashtra government on Monday

BJP's Satara MP Udayanraje Bhosale, a descendant of Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, had sought the removal of Aurangzeb's tomb in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Meanwhile, Union minister Ramdas Athawale has voiced his opposition to the demand for demolition of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's grave

When Athawale was asked about some BJP leaders raising the issue, he said that he does not believe that this matter should be politicised

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