The Maharashtra government on Sunday sent Jalna district's Superintendent of Police Tushar Doshi on compulsory leave, two days after protesters demanding Maratha quota were lathi-charged, triggering violence, sources said.
The police have arrested 40 in connection with the violence that erupted in Jalna district on Friday, sources said.
The police resorted to baton-charge and lobbed tear gas shells to disperse a violent mob in Antarwali Sarathi village after protesters allegedly refused to let authorities shift a man on hunger strike over Maratha quota demand to the hospital.
Several people, including 40 police personnel, were injured and more than 15 state-run buses were set ablaze in the violence. Around 360 persons have been charged in connection with the violence.
Several opposition leaders condemned the police action while a demand was raised for state Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis' resignation.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
"If CRPF Was Not Deployed...": Manipur Chief Minister To NDTV On Jiribam "Terror Attack"
Maharashtra Minister Demands Special Probe In Maratha Quota Violence 141 Cases Registered, 168 Arrested For Violence During Maratha Quota Protests Ground Report: Gatherings Banned, No Internet In Violence-Hit Maharashtra City Amazon Employee Greets Friend At Wedding, Dies Of Cardiac Arrest "Thousand Times Better...": Delhi Lt Governor's Surprise For AAP's Atishi Indian Student In US Accidentally Shoots Himself Dead While Celebrating Birthday Over 100 Monkeys Die After Inhaling Pesticide In UP, Buried Secretly: Cops Jharkhand Elections: Exit Polls Give NDA Edge, But Hemant Soren Confident AAP Appoints Punjab Minister Aman Arora As New President Of Its State Unit Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.