21 held for cop's death during teachers morcha in Maha
Press Trust of India Mumbai Aurangabad police today arrested 21 persons in connection with the death of a Mumbai railway police head constable who died during violence at a teachers' morcha in Aurangabad.
Those arrested were sent to police custody for five days, police said.
The teachers were protesting near the venue of the Maharashtra Cabinet meeting at the Aurangabad divisional commissionerate yesterday.
Tributes were paid to the policeman, Rahul Kamble (50), at the Aurangabad police commissionerate today.
Senior police officials and local MLA Imtiaz Jaleel laid wreath on the policeman's body, which was later taken to Mumbai for the last rites.
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Aurangabad Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar told