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Maharashtra: Maratha quota agitation turns violent in Jalna district
Updated On: 01 September, 2023 08:42 PM IST | Jalna | PTI
At least 18 police personnel and officials including deputy SP were injured in stone pelting while 20 protesters were injured in baton-charge
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A protest for Maratha reservation in Jalna district of central Maharashtra turned violent on Friday leading to dozens of persons including police personnel getting injured, officials said.
Police allegedly used baton-charge and fired teargas shells to disperse a violent mob at Antarwali Sarathi village on Dhule-Solapur road in Ambad tehsil. Villagers also claimed that police fired some rounds in the air, but officials did not confirm it.
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