New Delhi, April 16 -- Yakub Habeebuddin Tucy, a self-proclaimed, Mughal descendant of Bahadur Shah Zafar has written to the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres seeking international intervention and protection for Aurangzeb's tomb in Maharashtra.

The demand comes, almost a month after violence erupted in Nagpur during a rally which demanded the removal of Aurangzeb's Tomb, which is located in Kuldabad, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district (formerly Aurangabad), Maharashtra.

Yakub Habeebuddin Tucy is a self-proclaimed descendant of the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar and claims to be the sixth-generation heir of the Mughal dynasty.

Yakub Habeebuddin Tucy is known for asserting ownership over iconic Mughal heritage si...