Patna (Bihar) [India], March 18 (ANI): Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha on Tuesday said that the Nagpur incident was extremely sad, further stating that it would be better to stay away from symbols and signs related to people who worked to erase the country's culture.

Further, he said that everyone should work towards making India a respected and proud nation of the 21st century.

Speaking to the media, Sinha said, 'This is very sad. We should stay away from the symbols and signs related to people who worked to erase the country's culture.'

'We all should work towards making India a respected, proud nation of the 21st century,' he further said.

Meanwhile, Nagpur DCP Niketan Kadam, who was injured during the Nagpur violence, said that the accused would be identified and legal action would be taken against them.

DCP Niketan Kadam said, 'A huge crowd had gathered. After that, there was stone pelting, and vehicles were vandalized. We have a lot of CCTV footage available, in which some anti-social elements are seen roaming around with weapons.'

Explaining the incident, he said that a crowd of 100 people suddenly came from a street who had weapons, petrol, and sticks. He tried to push them back.'

'The way stones were being pelted from all sides, some of our officials were also injured... A crowd of 100 people suddenly came from another street. They had weapons, petrol, and sticks. My team was there, so my natural reaction was to stop them or push them back; otherwise, anything could have happened,' he added.

Further, DCP Kadam elaborated, 'So I moved forward and tried to stop them. Some of them moved back, but one of them had an axe. He came forward and attacked me, and I got a deep injury on my hand. But thankfully, no one from our team got hurt. Soon, they (the accused) will be identified, and legal action will be taken against them.'

'CM (Devendra Fadnavis) called me and inquired about my health, and along with that, he also praised the entire Nagpur Police. This will increase the confidence of the Nagpur Police, and we will continue to work courageously like this in the future too,' he added.

A curfew was imposed in multiple areas of Nagpur city under Section 163 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) following tensions over the demand to remove Aurangzeb's grave. According to the official order issued by Nagpur Police Commissioner Ravinder Kumar Singal, the restrictions will remain in place until further notice. (ANI)