Huge protests by Dalit groups erupted in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra on Tuesday, a day after members of the community were attacked on their way to Bhima-Koregaon in Pune district. One person died and five were injured in Monday’s violence during an event to celebrate the historic “Battle of Bhima Koregoan”, around 40 km from Pune city.
By Tuesday afternoon, agitators with blue flags in hand had disrupted the suburban railways’ Harbour line, jammed the highways, compelled several shops and establishments to shut and vandalised public buses in various parts of Mumbai.
