{"id":204261,"date":"2026-07-02T09:59:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T04:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=204261"},"modified":"2026-07-02T09:59:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T04:59:46","slug":"thousands-protest-in-aurangabad-over-blasphemy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/07\/02\/thousands-protest-in-aurangabad-over-blasphemy.html","title":{"rendered":"Thousands protest in Aurangabad over blasphemy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-203069\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/06\/protest-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Aurangabad : Thousands of protesters gathered in Maharashtra\u2019s Aurangabad city over an alleged blasphemy incident involving social media user Nazia Elahi Khan.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, videos from the protest showed demonstrators raising slogans in the presence of police. 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