Around 8,000 people participated in a 'silent' protest march led by local organisations on Wednesday afternoon following an alleged murder of a tribal youth
Police resorted to lathicharge and fired tear gas shells to disperse the mob, an official said. Representational Pic/File
Tribal protesters hurled stones and damaged government property and vehicles on the premises of Nandurbar collector's office in north Maharashtra on Wednesday over the murder of a tribal youth, officials said, reported the PTI.
Police resorted to lathicharge and fired tear gas shells to disperse the mob, an official said.
Around 8,000 people participated in a 'silent' protest march led by local organisations on Wednesday afternoon following an alleged murder of a youth.
The protesters demanded capital punishment for the culprits responsible for murdering a local tribal activist, identified as Jai Valvi. He was stabbed to death on September 16 by some persons. Police have arrested some persons and are investigating the motive, according to the PTI.
After the 'silent' march culminated at the collectorate, some members went to submit their demands to the district collector. Meanwhile, a group of demonstrators broke barricades installed at the collectorate and started hurling stones. Some vehicles parked on the campus were also damaged, a police official said.
Police appealed to the demonstrators not to resort to violence, but they didn't listen, the official said.
"When some protesters tried to march to the Superintendent of Police's office and the collector's official residence, police resorted to lathi charge and also fired tear gas shells," he said, as per the PTI.
The official stated that additional police force has been deployed on the premises of the collectorate.
Police detained many suspects involved in violence, and a case is being registered for vandalising government property.
The situation is under control, the official added, the news agency reported on Wednesday.
Malwani parking murder case: Family and friends of deceased protest, block Mumbai road demanding arrest of accused
Meanwhile, in an another protest, earlier this week, the family, friends and locals on Sunday blocked a road in suburban Mumbai demanding immediate arrest of the accused in Malwani parking murder case.
An illegal parking mafia dispute in Malwani had last month claimed the life of a young cab driver, who was brutally attacked and stabbed to death.
The deceased, identified as Sahil Shahid Gujjar, 27, a resident of Ganesh Nagar, Kandivli West, supported his family by driving a rented Ola cab.
He was assaulted near Lagoon Road, Plot No. 50, Malwani -- an area notorious for illegal parking operations.
The family alleged that even after nearly a month, the arrest of two accused whose names were added in the FIR as the investigations proceeded by the police but they were not yet made by the police.
On Sunday afternoon, the locals joined the family in a protest march demanding the arrest of two more people.
The protest caused major traffic congestion. Many vehicles were seen stuck, and people had a hard time reaching their destinations.
(with PTI inputs)
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