The accused had attempted to break the replica of the Constitution at the Ambedkar memorial outside the railway station on Tuesday. The police arrested him.
Violence broke out in Maharashtra’s Parbhani on Wednesday during a bandh to protest vandalism of Ambedkar’s memorial. Shops and vehicles were vandalized and set on fire in many areas of Parbhani.
To control the crowd, the police had to fire tear gas canisters. Lathicharge was also carried out in some areas. A large number of police forces have been deployed in Parbhani. The administration has imposed Section 144 in the region. Violence also took place in Hingoli, near Parbhani.
According to the police, the accused Sopan Dattarao Pawar (45) tried to break the replica of the Constitution at the Ambedkar memorial outside the railway station on Tuesday. After that, people beat him badly. The police arrested the accused.
Images of violence…
During the bandh in Parbhani on Wednesday, a crowd gathered at intersections.
The crowd started arson attacks in various places on the streets.
During the bandh, the crowd was seen with sticks in their hands.
During the bandh, people vandalized shops in many places.
The crowd also threw stones at residential areas. The people had called for a Parbhani bandh on Wednesday against the violation of the Constitution. On this occasion, demands were made to sentence the accused to death. Violence broke out during the bandh and people began committing acts of vandalism and arson. Many residential buildings were also pelted with stones.
The crowd beat the accused after catching up with him. After that, the police arrested him.
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