Politics
Inspector Pathan was transferred on March 18 (officially based on his own pre-riot request for transfer) by Deputy Chief Minister R.R. Patil under pressure from the public, to be replaced by the agri Senior Inspector B R Patil. A CID probe was launched to investigate the death of Bharugade. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena leader Raj Thackeray visited Ghansoli village on March 23 to meet the injured, the families of two of the deceased, and some of the mathadi living near the centre of the violence.
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