Overview

• The Satpeer Baba Dargah in Nashik's Kathe Galli was demolished early Wednesday morning following a Bombay High Court ruling declaring it an illegal structure.
• Overnight clashes erupted as a mob opposed the demolition, pelting stones at police and trustees, leaving 21 police personnel injured and damaging three police vehicles.
• Police deployed over 500 personnel, used tear gas, and conducted a lathi-charge to disperse the crowd and restore order during the operation.
• Fifteen individuals were detained, and 57 motorcycles were seized in connection with the violence; investigations and FIR filings are ongoing.
• The demolition is part of a broader anti-encroachment effort in Nashik, which has heightened communal sensitivities in the region.