Fifteen persons were today arrested in connection with the violence that erupted at Chakan near Pune during the Maratha quota agitation earlier this week. Four policemen had been injured in stone-pelting during the protest at Chakan, 40 km from here, on July 30. The mob also damaged nearly sixty vehicles, including state- and civic-run buses and police jeeps. Some of the vehicles were torched.

"We have held 18 persons including three minors for arson and damage to public property including public and private buses," said a senior police officer attached to Chakan police station. Most of the accused are from surrounding areas and were identified from CCTV and other video footage, he said.