Mumbai Tense Amid Dalit Groups' Bandh, Protests Reach Delhi

Mumbai is tense today amid a massive bandh or strike called by Dalit groups and parties across Maharashtra as the state marked its third day of seething tension between Dalits and upper castes, mainly Marathas. Supporters, allegedly of Dalit parties, have tried to block trains, metro and buses in and around Mumbai and have attacked a car showroom in suburb Vikroli. Two major roads in Mumbai's Bandra have been blocked by protesters, who have forced shops to close and are not allowing vehicles through. There have been protests in Delhi too.