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Maharashtra: Villagers clash over Shivaji statue, naming of entry gate; several policemen injured, over 300 persons booked

The additional superintendent of police of the region was among those who was injured in the stone pelting that took place on Thursday in Chandai Eko village under Hasnabad police station limits in Bhokardan tehsil, over 400 kilometres from the state capital

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Over 30 policemen received minor injuries after two groups clashed in a village in Maharashtra's Jalna district over the installation and removal of a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and naming a village entry gate after late BJP leader Gopinath Munde, resulting in over 300 people being booked for violence, officials said on Friday.

The additional superintendent of police of the region was among those who was injured in the stone pelting that took place on Thursday in Chandai Eko village under Hasnabad police station limits in Bhokardan tehsil, over 400 kilometres from the state capital, they added.

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