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Authorities have imposed curfew at a village in Jalgaon district following clashes over a dispute involving a minister’s driver and a group of locals, officials said on Wednesday.
Several shops were set on fire and public property was damaged during the violence at Palthi village, a police official said
According to the Deputy Superintendent Kavita Nerkar, police have registered an offence of rioting against unknown persons at Dharangaon station and detained 20-25 people. Moreover, Superintendent of Police Dr Maheshwar Reddy informed that the situation is under control but police deployment is still on the important areas.
There was a heated exchange between a group of locals and the driver of minister Gulabrao Patil’s car in Kasaiwada area of the village late Tuesday night when the driver honked and asked them to give way, he said.
Patil, a Shiv Sena leader and the minister for water supply and sanitation, was not present, but a member of his family was riding in the car.
While the altercation ended at the spot, some people from the locality later went to a village square and protested, the official said.
Another group then arrived there, leading to clashes till early in the morning.
Several shops in the village were burnt
