Pune police quizzes Elgar Parishad organisers

PUNE: Pune police, probing the alleged "Maoist link" to the Elgar Parishad held here in December last year, on Wednesday questionned members of some organisations who were part of the organising committee of the event.

Caste clashes had broken out in Bhima Koregaon village in Pune district on January 1 this year, a day after the Elgar Parishad was held at historic Shaniwarwada in Pune.

The Parishad was organised to commemorate 200 years of the Koregaon Bhima battle.

As per the FIR registered at Vishrambaug police station, some Kabir Kala Manch (KKM) activists had allegedly made provocative speeches at the event leading to violence at Bhima Koregaon in the district.