All of a sudden, around 3.15pm, I smelt smoke and figured that something was not right. This agitated the crowd and everyone began to run. I continued taking photographs, while the frenzied mob became violent. When I came out of the maidan, I saw an Outside Broadcast (OB) van being set on fire. The police officers were unable to control the mob, as they were very few in number.u00a0

Mid Day senior photographer Atul Kamble was attacked by cops during the protest yesterday