Mumbai, November 10: The Mumbai Police have issued summons to Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange-Patil and five other organisers in connection with the unauthorized protest held at Azad Maidan earlier this year.
According to officials, the protest—conducted from August 29 to September 2, 2025—was organised without police permission and allegedly violated prohibitory orders under Section 144. Thousands of supporters reportedly gathered at the venue, disrupting traffic and raising slogans in support of Maratha quota demands.
Following the incident, an FIR was registered at Azad Maidan Police Station on September 3 under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Maharashtra Police Act.
The individuals summoned include Manoj Jarange-Patil (Antarwali Sarati, Jalna), Sitaram Kalkutthe (Beed), Virendra Pawar of the Maratha Reservation Coordination Committee (Dadar), Pandurang Tarak (Jalna), Prashant Sawant (Mumbai), and Chandrakant Bhosale (Mumbai).
They have been directed to appear for questioning at the Azad Maidan Police Station on Monday, November 10, at 11 a.m. The notice was issued under Section 35(3) by Police Inspector (Law and Order) Dnyaneshwar Awhad.
