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Maratha Kranti Morcha: Internet services in Navi Mumbai suspended

Although the protest did not affect Mumbai significantly, it took a violent turn in Thane and Navi Mumbai after senior Maratha members called off the bandh

Maratha Kranti Morcha: Internet services in Navi Mumbai suspended
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In the wake of the violence that followed in the Maratha quota agitation, internet services have been suspended in the Navi Mumbai township since Thursday morning. Conditions are still tensed in Kopar Khairane.

Although the Maratha Kranti Morcha did not affect the Mumbai much, the protest gained momentum in Thane and Navi Mumbai on Wednesday. As senior Maratha members called off the protest in the evening, a group of protesters hurled stones at vehicles of local people in Kopar Khairane while returning home last night. The police had lobbed tear gas shells and used baton-charge in Kopar Khairane area after a group of protesters stoned vehicles, clashed with local people and indulged in arson.

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The police informed that some members of the local communities had gathered at the spot and clashed with the protesters. The mob then hurled stones in which some offices and shops were damaged. They also set fire to a police chowky (outpost) near D-Mart supermarket in sector 6.

A hotel in sector 3, five to six cars and over a dozen two-wheelers parked in front of the chowky were also vandalised and torched.

The Maratha outfits held the protest to put forward their reservation demand in government jobs and education.

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