India, April 16 -- A man claiming to be a descendant of the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar has written to the United Nations seeking protection of Aurangzeb's tomb in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar which has been at the eye of a storm lately.

Last month, violence erupted in Nagpur during a rally which demanded the removal of Aurangzeb's tomb, which is located in Kuldabad of the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, formerly Aurangabad.

Yakub Habeebuddin Tucy, who has written to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, claims to be the Mutawalli (caretaker) of the Waqf property where the Mughal Emperor's tomb resides. He said that the grave has been declared a 'Monument of National Importance' and is protected un...