Roads in Latur were blocked from midnight, while vehicular movement was disrupted by a pro-quota group. Similar situation was witnessed in Nashik, Buldhana and Solapur districts.
Maharashtra Bandh Latest Updates:Internet services have been suspended in 7 tehsils of Pune district- Shirur, Khed, Baramati, Junnar, Maval, Daund and Bhor, as a precautionary measure.
Mumbai Latest News: Normal life in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra has been hit following bandh called by Maratha groups demanding reservation in govt jobs and education.
Angry protesters torched several vehicles in Aurangabad, Latur and Parbhani disricts during the bandh called by Maratha groups demanding reservation in government jobs and education.
So far, there has been no report of any violence or untoward incident due to the bandh called a day after a 27-year-old protester jumped to his death in Godavari river Aurangabad.
Angry protesters torched several vehicles in Aurangabad, Latur and Parbhani disricts during the bandh called by Maratha groups demanding reservation in government jobs and education.
Maharashtra Bandh: Maratha group calls for state-wide shutdown today
The police broke up the planned convention, citing prohibitory orders imposed in Mumbai after Wednesday's state-wide shutdown which left a 16-year old student dead in Nanded.
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis chose not to commit the mistake done by his counterpart in neighbouring Gujarat, where police took action against Dalits, and this gave rise to emergence of local Dalit leaders.
Over 200 buses of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation were damaged in attacks by protesters across the state during the bandh.
An FIR has been registered against Jignesh Mevani and Umar Khalid under section 153(A), 505 & 117 at Vishrambaug Police Station in Pune for their "provocative speeches" on December 31.
The Congress also alleged that two of the accused, against whom cases of inciting violence were registered, have been seen along with Modi and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
The family of the deceased alleged that the youth - Yogesh Prahlad Jadhav - was seriously injured during police caning to clear a road block.
'Breaking India brigade' which, it said, had raised anti-national slogans at the JNU in 2016 and was now trying to divide the Hindu society.
Some unidentified miscreants had gathered at the tomb of a local hero, Govind Gopal Mahar (Gaikwad), and defiled a worn nameplate at the site.
Angry Dalits staged rail, road blockades and took out processions here and in different parts of Maharashtra on Tuesday to protest against violence in Pune a day before
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