The tension began on Monday when lakhs of Dalits gathered in the village of Bhima-Koregaon, about 30 km from Pune, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of a battle that saw Dalit soldiers fighting with the British, defeating the army of the upper caste Peshwas or rulers.The Mumbai Police has advised residents to not believe or spread rumours.

Several schools China Engine component tensioners Manufacturers were closed down.Normalcy in the financial capital was affected largely after Dalit protesters took to the streets on Tuesday following Dalit-Maratha clashes at Bhima Koregaon near Pune on Monday.Heavy security remains deployed in Ghatkopar's Ramabai Colony and Eastern Express Highway to avoid any untoward incident.Earlier, protesters tried to halt a train at Thane Railway Station, but were immediately cleared off by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) officials. As an argument between some assembled Dalits and right-wing groups spun out of control, a 28-year-old Maratha was killed.

There were also reports of Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) buses and a car being vandalised by protesters in Powai.While only few cars were plying on the streets, local trains service were also disrupted as agitators blocked train lines at some places.A day after Koregaon, violence erupted in Pune on Monday over the 200th anniversary celebrations of the Battle of Koregaon, claiming the life of a Nanded youth."On Tuesday, 100 people were detained in Mumbai, the police said.The clashes erupted during the commemoration by Dalit groups of the battle of Bhima-Koregaon. Most of them were Dalit protesters.The protests left commuters stranded due to less number of auto-rickshaws and other means of transport in the city.Shops were shut and Dalit protesters were seen holding rally at various places.

Right-wing groups question why a British victory against Marathas should be celebrated and accused Dalit leader from Gujarat Jignesh Mewani who was just elected to public office, and Umar Khalid of Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) of inciting caste tension.The protesters also halted buses, auto-rickshaws at Lal Bahadur Shastri Road in Thane and deflated bus tyres. Appealing for calm, Jignesh Mewani tweeted, "Maharashtra government must ensure rule of law.Angry protesters blocked traffic and halted railway services at numerous parts of the city while shops and business establishments were shut at Chembur, Vikhroli, Mankhurd, Kurla, Dadar and Govandi.
Normalcy in the financial capital was affected largely after Dalit protesters took to the streets on Tuesday following Dalit-Maratha clashes at Bhima Koregaon near Pune on Monday.The Maharashtra bandh was called by Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh (BBM) leader Prakash Ambedkar to protest the state government's "failure" to stop the violence at Bhima Koregaon village in Pune district on Monday.

I appeal to the people of Maharashtra to maintain peace.The police lathicharged to disperse the protesters, who vandalised auto-rickshaws, Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) and private buses.The Mumbai Police has advised residents to not believe or spread rumours about the Dalit clashes. (Photo: PTI)

The shutdown on Wednesday in Mumbai has been called off later in the afternoon.As a precautionary measure, bus services towards Pune's Baramati and Satara were also suspended..The protests reached the national capital as left student groups staged protests outside the Maharashtra Sadan in New Delhi.A car showroom in suburb Vikroli was attacked by alleged Dalit supporters. Internet services have been suspended in Aurangabad