The protests by the Maratha community in Thane and Navi Mumbai on Wednesday were anything but peaceful. The agitation was replete with stone pelting, bus burning and rail and rasta roko incidents, which ended in lathi charge from the police in Kalamboli and Thane.

The protesters reportedly damaged property worth Rs 10 lakh. Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in Thane and Navi Mumbai, blocking roads and stopping trains. Though organizers had assured a peaceful protest, stone pelting was reported from several areas like Wagle Estate, Nitin Company, Majiwada, Ghansoli, Kalamboli, Koparkhairane, Panvel and Vashi. In Thane, demonstrators also damaged six TMT buses, but the Maratha Kranti Morcha denied the incident, alleging someone else was behind it. More than 15 police officers were injured in the protest.