nfuriated by the desecration of B R Ambedkar's statue in Kanpur, Dalit protests in Maharashtra turned ugly on Thursday, leaving four dead and over 60 injured. Two trains, including the Mumbai-Pune Deccan Queen express, were torched.
Authories imposed curfew in Nanded town of Marathwada region, Pimpri in Pune district and Nandurbar town in north Maharashtra following incidents of violence. The curfews were lifted on Friday.
A total of 176 people were arrested in Mumbai on Thursday and at least 13 policemen, including Additional Commissioner of Police K L Bisnoi, were injured in the protests. Over 100 buses and 35 private vehicles were damaged in stone pelting and Roy pegged the loss to property in the region of Rs 30 lakh.
Arun Valmiki, a resident of Sarojini Nagar, was arrested from Kanpur and has confessed to damaging the Ambedkar statue.
Image: A protestor is reprimanded by policemen in Mumbai on Thursday, November 30.
Photograph: Arun Patil
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