Maratha quota stir turns violent in Maharashtra, policeman hurt

Aurangabad: A policemen and two others were injured as the campaign for a Maratha quota turned violent here even as protests were held in different parts of Maharashtra by the Maratha Kranti on Tuesday.

A large number of protestors torched a fire brigade vehicle near Kaigaon in Aurangabad district where a 28-year-old, Kakasaheb Dattatreya Shinde, committed suicide by jumping in the Godavari river on Monday evening demanding reservations.

The repercussions of Shinde's death were felt in different parts of the state with spontaneous shutdowns, road and rail blockades, processions and stray incidents of arson on Tuesday.