One person has been arrested in connection with the Nagpur violence on Wednesday, the police said. He has been remanded to custody until March 21.
The arrested has been identified as Fahim Shamim Khan, a local leader of the Minorities Democratic Party (MDP).
He been arrested for allegedly leading a protest outside a Nagpur police station on Monday after VHP workers staged an agitation for the removal of Aurangzeb's tomb, which triggered violence.
Khan's name is mentioned in one of six FIRs registered so far along with 50 others in connection with the violent clashes that left several police personnel injured.
Police are investigating whether Khan played any role in instigating riots, an official said on Wednesday.
Prior to the arrest, police released Khan's photograph, and a video emerged showing him allegedly delivering an inflammatory speech just before the violence erupted.
A group of 50 to 60 people led by Khan had unlawfully gathered outside Ganeshpeth police station on Monday and submitted a memorandum against Vishwa Hindu Parishad's protest to the police, the FIR stated.
Subsequently, Khan and eight others went to Bhaldarpura area where around 500 to 600 people from a minority community had gathered near Shivaji Maharaj Chowk.
He was later arrested, the official said without elaborating when Khan was picked up.
When asked if Khan was the mastermind, Nagpur Police Commissioner Virender Singal on Wednesday told reporters that investigations are underway to identify attackers and the role of the persons named in the FIR.
"Some names have come up. Police will investigate whether these people had any role from the beginning, whether they had criminal backgrounds, or whether they were planning (violence). All these aspects are being probed," he added.
On Wednesday, police said that the law and order situation in Nagpur, which was rocked by violence on Monday night, is under control but a curfew continues in many sensitive areas of the city.
Police Commissioner Ravinder Kumar Singal said the situation will be reviewed in the afternoon.
Violence erupted in central Nagpur's Chitnis Park in the Mahal area on Monday, with stones hurled at police amid rumours that the holy book of a community was burnt during an agitation by a right-wing body demanding the removal of Aurangzeb's tomb in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district.
As many as 34 police personnel were injured in the violence.
