Mumbai violence was planned, state govt, police were warned: BJP

The Maharashtra unit of the BJP has alleged that the recent violence at Mumbai's Azad Maidan was planned and that the state government was warned about it. At a press conference in Mumbai today, Madhav Bhandari, the Maharashtra state BJP president produced a letter purportedly sent to the police and the home ministry, alerting them about how an externed criminal, Salim Lightwala, was planning to create some violence in the city.