Mevani and Khalid had attended the "Elgar Parishad", an event organised to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the battle of Bhima-Koregaon, at Shaniwar Wada in Pune. Violence erupted in Pune district when Dalit groups were celebrating the bicentenary of the Bhima-Koregaon battle in which the forces of the British East India Company defeated the Peshwa's army. Pic/Ashish Raje

Despite certain quarters blaming Marathas for the clashes against the Dalit community at Bhima-Koregaon, leaders of the Maratha Kranti Morcha have clarified that they had nothing to do with it. The Morcha, an umbrella organisation for the Maratha community, said they supported the Dalits, and that the government must find the real culprits.