India, March 18 -- A curfew has been enforced in several areas of Nagpur in India following violent clashes sparked by a call to relocate the tomb of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb from Maharashtra.

The tomb, dating back to the 17th century, is located in Aurangabad, now renamed Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district.

Nagpur police commissioner Ravinder Kumar Singal has invoked Section 163 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita to impose curfew restrictions on Kotwali, Ganeshpeth, Tehsil, Lakadganj, Pachpaoli, Shantinagar, Sakkardara, Nandanvan, Imamwada, Yashodharanagar, and Kapilnagar police station areas. The curfew will remain in place until further notice.

The unrest began when supporters of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal gathered ...