India, March 18 -- Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said the communal violence in Nagpur appears to be a premeditated conspiracy, and the mob had targeted specific houses and establishments.

Speaking in the legislative assembly, Devendra Fadnavis said 33 police personnel, including three deputy commissioners of police, were injured in the violence, and one of the senior officials was attacked with an axe.

At least 12 police personnel, including three DCPs (deputy commissioners of police), were injured in the violence, which erupted in central Nagpur.

"A group of people in a planned pattern attacked police personnel, with an intention of disturbing social harmony in parts of Nagpur. Thirty-three police personnel, ...