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Pune Riots : Violent Dalit protests in Mumbai after death of 28-year-old Pune man

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Pune Riots : Violent Dalit protests in Mumbai after death of 28-year-old Pune man
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Pune Riots :Violent Dalit protests in Mumbai after Pune. Violent protests erupted in several parts of Mumbai with people damaging buses, blocking roads and holding a rail roko on Tuesday. The violent Dalit protests came a day after a 28-year-old Dalit died in Pune district following an altercation between two groups during celebrations to mark the bicentenary of a British-Peshwa war. Pune Riots :Violent Dalit protests in Mumbai after Pune Ghatkopar, Chembur, Powai, Mulund and Thane witnessed the protest majorly. Activists from the Republican Party of India (RPI) and their followers in large numbers objected to the death of Sanaswadi resident Rahul Phatangale, who succumbed to head injuries on Monday, police officials said. RPI workers staged a rail roko at Chembur station, blocking a local train at 11.45am for around 25 minutes. Harbour line services were delayed by around 15 minutes. “Some RPI workers refused to move off the tracks. Services resumed only after they left,” said an official from the Railway protection Force, who did not wish to be named. Pune Riots :Violent Dalit protests in Mumbai after Pune “Don’t believe in rumours. Traffic on the Eastern Express Highway was affected due to the protests, but it’s moving now. Traffic at Chembur Naka is still affected. There is nothing to panic. Verify facts with police officers and men before posting anything on social media,” the Mumbai police tweeted. The Mumbai police maintained that the situation is under control.”Shops were not closed forcibly in Mulund. People who took part in the agitation requested shopkeepers to close their shops. The situation is under control,” said Shripad Kale, senior police inspector, Mulund police station. On Monday, one person died and four were injured after violence broke out in Bhima Koregaon in Pune district, near the memorial of an 1818 war between the British and the Peshwas that led to a Dalit protests. -PTC News-
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