Chembur police, who were caught napping by rampant protesters on Tuesday, have alleged that the violent agitation was a "well-planned conspiracy," with women pushed to the front as human shields.

The Regar community, Marwari speakers who are into tanning, dying and cobbling, had arranged a massive funeral procession for Pancharam Rithadia, who had committed suicide on October 13 after alleging police negligence in tracing his 17-year-old daughter, who had gone missing on March 30.