Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil and his supporters have been charged with two counts of holding unauthorised demonstrations and obstructing highways in Maharashtra's Beed district, police confirmed on Monday. Despite Jarange's absence from the demonstration sites, cases were filed against him as the protests were organised in response to his call, according to an official statement, reported PTI. 

According to the report, approximately, 80 people were accused of offences such as unlawful assembly, disobedience to a lawful order, wrongful restraint, and violations of Maharashtra Police Act Section 135.