Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Hindu outfits protest after viral video shows women offering namaz at Shaniwar Wada

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: The video was also posted on X by BJP Rajya Sabha Medha Kulkarni, who sought strict action in the matter. We are closing the LIVE blog now

Updated on : 19 October,2025 10:24 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

Shaniwar Wada. File pic

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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Shaniwar Wada was destroyed in fire in 1828

It was destroyed in a fire in 1828. All that remains of the site are the fortification walls and massive the spike-studded doors.

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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Shaniwar Wada, historic 13-storey Peshwa palace, a symbol of Pune’s heritage

Shaniwar Wada was a 13-storey palace built by the Peshwas in 1736. It enjoys reverential status as the seat of Peshwa power and also as a symbol of Pune`s history and culture.

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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Will speak to ASI and decide on action, says DCP

Speaking on the issue, Deputy Commissioner of Police Krushikesh Rawale said the site is under the Archaeological Survey India (ASI). "We will speak to the ASI and will take further action after that," he said.

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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Protest held at Shaniwar Wada after namaz; cow urine sprinkled, Shiv Vandana offered

"This is unfortunate. Shaniwar Wada is not the place to offer namaz. We urge the administration to take strict action against those involved," she told reporters while leading a protest of several hundred persons. The outfits that took part in the protest included the Patit Pavan Sanghatna and Hindu Sakal Samaj. They sprinkled cow urine at the site and offered `Shiv Vandana` (a Hindu prayer) in an effort to "purify" the site after the namaz episode. (PTI)