The Maratha community's bandh on Thursday started on a peaceful note, but took a violent turn in the afternoon, and city police had to use force against protestors.

Soon after the police denied permission for a bike rally, which was to begin from Jangli Maharaj Road and go to the Pune District collector's new office, the violence began. Police had barricaded the collector's office, but some protestors climbed the compound wall and tried to enter the premises. Around 1 pm some 50 protestors met Collector Naval Kishore Ram and then vandalised a security cabin there. Around 7 pm the mob gathered outside the collector's office was asked to leave by the police but when protestors refused, they did a mild lathi charge. They also detained 40 people.