Summary:
more-inA protest against a proposed international airport at Newali, near Kalyan, in Maharashtra on June 22 turned violent, leaving several policemen injured. Thane Police officials said the protesters, who gathered on the Haji Malang Road near Kalyan, first started burning tyres and later pelted stones at passing motorists and policemen. Senior officers, including Joint Commissioner of Police Madhukar Pandey, Thane Police, too rushed to the spot. A police vehicle burns during a protest by farmers on Kalyan-Badlapur road on June 22, 2017. The protesters also set two police vehicles and a private vehicle on fire,” said Thane Police spokesperson Inspector Sukhada Narkar..