Following a series of attacks on lawyers across Maharashtra, including the alleged assault on advocate Kajal Shelake inside the Kolhapur District Court, the state government has introduced the Maharashtra Advocates (Prevention of Violence and Protection) Bill, . The law seeks stricter punishment, mandatory police action and time-bound investigation

Three women devotees lost their lives and around 18 Warkaris were injured after a truck accompanying the Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj Palkhi convoy ran over devotees near Jejuri in Pune district during the Ashadhi Wari on Sunday. Authorities have launched an investigation into the fatal accident.