Maharashtra Minister Dhananjay Munde has demanded that a special investigation team (SIT) be set up to probe the violence that broke out during the agitation for the Maratha reservation in Beed district last week, reported news agency PTI.

The state agriculture minister, who is also the guardian minister for Beed, alleged that the violence that occurred in the district last week was a big conspiracy and said that an SIT needs to be formed to investigate and identify the mastermind behind the violence, reported PTI.