Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kirit Somaiya was detained at Karad Railway Station in the Satara district of Maharashtra in the early hours of Monday (September 20). Somaiya was expected to visit Kohlapur today. He was en route the district via train.

Ahead of his visit, Kolhapur District Collector had issued prohibitory orders against him and imposed Section 144, prohibiting gatherings on September 20 and 21. The BJP leader on Sunday had alleged that he was detained at his residence in Mumbai. Speaking to reporters, he had lashed out at the Maharashtra government and asked who gave the orders of restricting him from going out of Mumbai.