Protestors block rail track in Mumbai; Internet shut in Aurangabad
January 03, 2018  10:39
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Maharashtra bandh update:

- Inter-state bus services from Karnataka to Maharashtra have been temporarily suspended as a precautionary measure.

- Western Railway tweeted that tracks have been evacuated of protestors and train operations have resumed at Virar and Goregaon in Mumbai from 9.05 am on WR suburban. Trains are delayed due to it.

- Soon after that, WR tweeted,  'Large number of protestors have occupied the railway tracks at Nallasopara Station from about 9.55 am, disrupting rail traffic. Administration and security forces are making all efforts to normalise the train operations.'

- Internet services suspended in Aurangabad, bus operations also affected.

- In Mumbai, protesters were gathering at Ghatkopar's Ramabai Colony, police personnel also at the site.

- In Thane, protesters halted buses and auto-rickshaws at Lal Bahadur Shastri Road. They also deflate bus tyres.

- In Pune, Divisional Security Commissioner D Vikas said, "All trains services running normal in Pune division, security in place to maintain the situation."

IMAGE: Protestors blocking rail tracks at Nallasopara near Mumbai. Photograph: Courtesy @WesternRly/Twitter
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