Farmers began pelting stones, police fire back

August 09, 2011 13:50

Traffic on Mumbai-Pune Expressway at a standstill: Protestors said that trouble arose near Bahur village when police officials tried to use force to clear the highway blockade. The protesters said that the agitation was peaceful and they were allowing vehicles to pass.

It was when the protestors began pelting stones, that police began firing resulting in the death of one of the protestors. As the news spread, angry villagers blocked the Mumbai-Pune Expressway and highway.

There are also unconfirmed reports of police vehicles being torched. Meanwhile additional police personnel have been rushed to contain the law and order problem and police officials claim that traffic has resumed from the old highway.

The state administration is still struggling to restore the traffic on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway.

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