Controversial right-wing activist Sambhaji Bhide, who is one of the accused in the Koregaon-Bhima caste riots case, and several BJP-Shiv Sena politicians, will not face trials in some police cases that were registered against them, as they have been withdrawn.

The dropped cases are related to an agitation that Bhide had led against Hindi movie 'Jodha Akbar' in 2008, and another against an artist's depiction of the death of Maratha king, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in 2009.