*India
caste protest disrupts Mumbai*
Thousands
of protesters from India's low-caste Dalit community have disrupted key
transport services in the country's financial capital, Mumbai. Several local
trains have been delayed or cancelled, buses have been damaged and schools are
shut. Similar disruptions have also been reported from other parts of the
western state of Maharashtra.
Dalit
groups are protesting against violence involving right-wing Hindu groups in
Pune city on Monday. One man was killed in the clashes as Dalits marked the
200th anniversary of a battle they won, fighting alongside British colonial
forces, against an upper caste ruler.
More
than 100 protesters have been arrested since then. The state authorities have
appealed for peace. Many domestic airlines have waived cancellation charges on
flights to and from Mumbai as well as other neighbouring cities.
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