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Three people who had been arrested for their role in the attack on Anti-reservation advocate Gunaratna Sadarvarte's car have posted bail. It was alleged that the men had vandalised the advocate's car in protest against his stand on the Maratha reservation issue.
According to the Mumbai police, out of four accused, three were arrested and one is still wanted. Earlier, DCP Prashant Kadam said that an FIR has been registered against four people for vandalising the car of advocate Gunaratna Sadarvarte. "FIR was registered against four people for vandalising the car of Adv. Sadavarte outside his residence in the Bhoiwada Police Station area. Three accused involved in vandalism are already arrested and one who was streaming the incident on Facebook is wanted. We are looking for him. The arrested accused will be produced before court sometime," DCP Kadam said. Since the offences alleged were all bailable and the alleged accused were all ready and willing to furnish bail the bail was posted. Advocate Sadavarte however said that nothing will deter him for fighting for the rights of students in the open category. "As long as there is blood in my veins, I will fight for the rights of students of the open category. I will not let the country disintegrate over caste. We say 'Jai Sri Ram', we say 'Vande Mataram'...My vehicles were vandalised today. I might be killed. But I won't step back. I won't be scared" Sadavarte told reporters in Mumbai today. Meanwhile, on Wednesday Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil once again started a hunger strike in Jalna, after the purported deadline of 40 days given to the state government to announce the reservation expired. Jarange Patil said that this time the community would intensify its protest and hold chain hunger strikes and candle marches till their demand is fulfilled. The Maratha community has been protesting for the community's inclusion on the OBC list in the state. (ANI)
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