Maharashtra recommended Pune riots accused for Padma Shri
A committee comprising 10 Maharashtra ministers had recommended Sambhaji Bhide, accused of inciting violence in Bhima Koregaon earlier this year, for the Padma Shri award in 2016, an RTI reply has revealed. The violence, which claimed one life, was triggered after Dalits were attacked on their way to an event marking the 200th anniversary of the Bhima Koregaon battle.