There was traffic congestion and chaos in Mumbai, and incidents of violence were reported across Maharashtra.
The repercussions of the attack on members of Dalit community at Bhima Koregaon near Pune on Monday were felt in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra on Tuesday.
Some Dalit organisations' protests on streets led to traffic congestion and chaos in Mumbai. Incidences of violence have been reported across the state especially in western Maharashtra and Marathwada regions.
In Mumbai, the protest began in Chembur as some youths gathered at the railway station and stalled train services. That affected the services on Harbour Line for more than half an hour. The service resumed for a brief period but was again stalled for more than three hours.
VIOLENCE AT CHEMBUR
The protest at Chembur station took a violent turn after the protestors damaged buses of Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST). Soon after that the protest spread to Sion, Matunga, Ghatkopar and Mulund.
Shops in Ghatkopar were forcibly shut down. Traffic on the Eastern Express highway was badly hit for almost three hours as the protestors blocked the highway near Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar in Ghatkopar.
Similar protests have been reported in western Maharashtra and Marathwada. The police have confirmed that at least 134 state transport buses were damaged till 4 pm by the protestors.
HOW IT ALL BEGAN
A group of upper-caste people had attacked the Dalits who had gathered at Bhima Koregaon to pay tributes on the occasion of 200th anniversary of a battle between the army of the peshwa and the East India Company. One person died and at least three dozen were injured in the stone pelting.
The Dalits believe that their forefathers who fought against the peshwa on behalf of the British had played an important role in ending the peshwa rule four months after the battle.
FADNAVIS ANNOUNCES COMPENSATION
Chief Minister 
Devendra Fadnavis has announced that the attack on the Dalits will be probed by a committee of a Supreme Court justice. He also has announced compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the kin of the deceased.
Taking an aggressive stand on the issue senior Dalit leader Prakash Ambedkar has called for a state bandh on Wednesday. A few Left organisations too have backed his call. Ambedkar alleged that the workers of two organisations, Shiv Pratishthan and Hindu Ekta Aghadi were behind the attacks on the Dalits.
The Pune police have booked Manohar Bhide of Shiv Pratishthan and Milind Ekbote of Hindu Ekta Aghadi for inciting violence and under the provision of Atrocities Act.
The Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have alleged that the attack was pre-planned. NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik alleged that the police did not take any action though they were aware that some miscreants were trying to create unrest through messages on social media
State Congress president Ashok Chavan said that the attack shows that some people have planned to create rift between the Dalits and the Marathas. "Those who have trust in the progressive thoughts should come together to foil the attempts to create such rift," Chavan said.
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