Lawyer opposing Maratha reservation faces vehicle 'vandalism' in Mumbai

Vehicles of advocate Gunaratna Sadavarte were found vandalised near Crystal Tower in Parel (Pic/Pradeep Dhivar)

On Thursday, the cars of advocate Gunaratna Sadavarte were found vandalised outside his Parel residence in Mumbai. The Mumbai Police detained three people for vandalising the car advocate Gunaratna Sadarvarte.

Sadavarte is a lawyer against the Maratha reservation in Maharashtra.

Speaking to ANI, advocate Gunaratna Sadavarte said, "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."

"Three people were detained in the case of vandalism of the vehicles of advocate Gunaratna Sadavarte in Mumbai by Bhoiwada police. Formalities for registering the offence are going on," Mumbai Police said.

Police are investigating the matter.

Vehicles of advocate Gunaratna Sadavarte were found vandalised (Pic/Pradeep Dhivar)

More details are awaited.

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. Earlier on October 19, a man from Jalna district who came to Mumbai for the cause of the Maratha reservation allegedly died by suicide. He allegedly hanged himself with a rope under the Western Express Highway in the Bandra area of Mumbai.

(with inputs from ANI)