Dalit protesters broke the Shiv Sena’s monopoly on bringing Mumbai to a halt by virtually paralysing the city on Wednesday as violence broke out in mainly the suburbs, especially along JVLR (Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road), including Powai.
Rampaging mobs damaged vehicles, blocked roads and suburban trains, and intimidated shops into pulling down shutters. It was almost a free for all as crowds indulged in stone-pelting, damaging BEST buses and private vehicles.
Dalit protesters broke the Shiv Sena’s monopoly on bringing Mumbai to a halt by virtually paralysing the city on Wednesday as violence broke out in mainly the suburbs, especially along JVLR (Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road), including Powai.
Rampaging mobs damaged vehicles, blocked roads and suburban trains, and intimidated shops into pulling down shutters. It was almost a free for all as crowds indulged in stone-pelting, damaging BEST buses and private vehicles.