Photos: How a ‘peaceful’ Maratha protest arrested Pune city

Police personnel clear tyres set on fire on the Pune-Bengaluru highway by protesters during the Maratha agitation on Thursday. The complete suspension of bus services run by the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) hit commuters hard. Private operators like Ola, Uber and autorikshaws were also off the roads in the morning with very small numbers visible in the second half of the day. (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

Updated on: Aug 22, 2018 12:35 PM IST

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Police personnel clear tyres set on fire on the Pune-Bengaluru highway by protesters during the Maratha agitation on Thursday. The complete suspension of bus services run by the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) hit commuters hard. Private operators like Ola, Uber and autorikshaws were also off the roads in the morning with very small numbers visible in the second half of the day. (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

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Hoards of protestors were seen outside the Collector’s office on Thursday. A huge battalion of police was deployed at the district commissionerate owing to the large number of protestors. (Sanket Wankhade/HT Photo)

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Pimpri market on Thursday. The statewide bandh called by Maratha outfits evoked a strong response in Pune with commercial establishments staying shut and busy roads wearing a completely deserted look. (HT Photo)

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Protesters took law into their own hands near Chandani Chowk area on Pune-Bengaluru highway as they jumped in front of cars and other vehicles, threatening them to go back or face ‘dire consequences’. (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

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At Lonavla, protestors took the agitation further and organised a rail roko protest on Thursday. Commuters were stranded as several trains were delayed. (HT Photo)

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On Paud road, in a show of manpower and their apparent wrath, a group of protestors smashed the windshields of parked cars and trucks. (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

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Even banks fell victim to the wrath of Marathas as protestors pelted stone on the IDBI bank office on FC road, which had remained open despite the bandh. (Ravindra Joshi/HT photo)

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Fearing a violent situation similar to that of Chakan, most commercial establishments remained closed on Laxmi road. (Sanket Wankhade/HT Photo)

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Protestors terrorised the city, shouting slogans and whizzing past helpless police and residents on their two-wheelers and cars. (Ravindra Joshi/HT Photo)

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But not everything was ominous as this group of boys were seen enjoying their holiday on Tarapore road. (Shankar Narayan/HT Photo)

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The state transport bus stand in Pimpri Chinchwad municipal corporation remained deserted on Thursday. (HT Photo)

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Protestors outside the Collector’s office took out their frustration on road side vendors by smashing their utensils and throwing their food items on the ground. (HT Photo)

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Protestors also stormed the Urse toll naka on the Mumbai-Pune expressway, rendering the highway useless for most of Thursday. (HT Photo)

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In a strongly-worded press note, the forum for IT employees (FITE - Maharashtra) has expressed sharp disappointment with IT companies in Pune keeping their establishments open on Thursday and “risking life of IT employees” during the protests. (HT Photo)

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Police was deployed in large numbers at most of the prominent places in the city, including the railway station, to avoid any untoward event. (HT Photo)