Last Updated: September 01, 2023, 20:07 IST
Screengrab shows police lathi charging on the protestors in Jalna. (News18)
The protest turned violent leading to police using lathi charge as well as tear gas to disperse the protesting crowd
At least a dozen police officers were injured, after a protest — demanding reservation for the Maratha community in government institutions — turned violent as protestors resorted to stone-pelting in Maharashtra’s Jalna on Friday.
The protest took place in Antarwali Sarathi village of Ambad tehsil in Jalna, and police officers used lathi charge as well as tear gas to disperse the protesting crowd.
Apart from this, several vehicles were set on fire and were damaged, inlcluding the state transport buses.
The protest has been on since Tuesday.
