ASI closes Aurangzeb's tomb in Maharashtra for 5 days

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has shut Mughal emperor Aurangzebs tomb here in Maharashtra for five days after a mosque committee in the area tried to lock the place, an official said on Thursday. Two days ago, MNS spokesperson Gajanan Kale had in a tweet questioned the need for the monuments existence in the state and said it should be destroyed. Later, a mosque committee in Aurangabads Khultabad area, where the tomb is located, tried to lock the monument, which is protected by the ASI.

Subsequently, the ASI had deployed additional security guards at the monument.

When contacted ASIs Aurangabad circle superintendent Milan Kumar Chauley told

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