Section 144 has been imposed in Maharashtra's Thane area till midnight of January 4 in the wake of the statewide band called by the Dalit outfits.

The protestors even halted the trains at Thane railway station pertaining to the same.

"Few protestors tried to disrupt railway services at Thane, but were immediately cleared by RPF and GRP officials. Services are running uninterrupted on Central Railway as of now," says Chief Public Relations Officer, Central Railway.

Many schools in Thane are shut, with administrations saying they 'considered safety and security of students'.

"It was left for the parents to decide if they want to send their their children to school, hardly 50 students came today. So now we are even sending them back home, teachers will also leave thereafter," said a teacher at Mumbai's Young Ladies High School.

Huge security forces have been deployed in Ghatkopar's Ramabai Colony and Eastern Express Highway to keep a check on any case of violence.  -- ANI

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