Early On Tuesday morning, the Pune police raided the Thane residence of activist Arun Ferreira and detained him the same afternoon. The 10-hour raid was in connection with the caste clash at Bhima-Koregaon in Pune. The raid took place as early as 5 am, with the support of the Thane police, and the Pune cops seized Ferreira's gadgets and books.

Ferreira lives in Thane's Sharon society with his wife and mother-in-law. Thane Nagar police officers said they were informed about the raid by the Pune crime branch around 4.30 am.