Maratha quota stir: 49 arrested after violence, situation under control in Beed

Police have arrested 49 people in connection with the violence in Maharashtra's Beed district during the ongoing agitation for Maratha reservation, an official said on Tuesday.

The situation is currently under control, Beed Superintendent of Police Nandkumar Thakur told PTI.

"Offences for rioting and putting lives in danger have been lodged in connection with the incidents. So far, 49 agitators have been arrested. There was no untoward incident at night, and the situation is under control," he said.

Additional police force has been deployed in the district to maintain law and order, the official said.