India, March 16 -- Thirteen individuals, including five minors, have been booked by Solapur rural police for posting social media statuses glorifying Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, officials said on Saturday.

The cases were registered in two separate incidents at Akkalkot South Police Station.

According to the police, the first incident was reported on March 3 at around 8.30 pm in Maindargi village, Akkalkot tehsil. As per a complaint filed by Devendra Kashinath Jakapure, the accused posted statuses glorifying Aurangzeb, allegedly to defame Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. Based on his complaint, a case was registered against 12 individuals on March 4.

A similar incident was reported on March 10 at around 4 pm i...