Two burning tyres thrown on bridge in Thane; police launch probe

Unidentified persons threw two burning tyres on the Kapurbawdi bridge in Maharashtras Thane city on Sunday morning, civic officials said.

Unidentified persons threw two burning tyres on the Kapurbawdi bridge in Maharashtra's Thane city on Sunday morning, civic officials said. After being alerted, local firemen and the disaster management cell team rushed to the spot, put out the blaze and took away the burnt tyres, Thane Municipal Corporation's disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said.

The incident took place at around 8.45 am, he said. Asked if it was a fallout of the recent violence in Jalna, senior police inspector Uttam Sonawane from Kapurbawdi police station ruled out the possibility and said they were conducting a probe into the incident.

On Saturday, a rally was taken out on the main streets of Thane city condemning the lathi-charge by police on protesters in Jalna on Friday while they were demanding reservation for the Maratha community.