Policemen hurt, shops forced to shut as protesters turn violent

Kolhapur | Thursday | 26th July, 2018

Summary:

They left after handing over the memorandum of their demands to Satara district collector. "The protesters moved towards the national highway after the rally in the city and started pelting stones at vehicles on the road. According to sources, local MLA Shivendra Raje Bhosale was not allowed to address the rally by the protesters in the city. KOLHAPUR: Protesters turned violent in Satara during the bandh called on Wednesday, pelting stones at the policemen and vandalising shops along the Pune-Bengaluru national highway.Protesters had stalled traffic on the national highway in Satara for more than two hours. Around 10 policemen, including Satara's superintendent of police Sandip Patil, were injured in the stone pelting..