Belagavi, Dec. 9 -- Authorities in Belagavi detained large numbers of Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti members on Monday after the group attempted to proceed with a convention that had been prohibited during the ongoing Karnataka Legislative Session. The gathering, planned as a response to the session, revived the organisation's long running demand to shift Marathi speaking regions of Karnataka into Maharashtra.

Police detained participants across Belagavi, Khanapur and Nippani, moving many of them outside the taluk before releasing them later in the evening. Belagavi Police Commissioner Bhushan Borase said officers intervened as activists tried to reach the site despite the denial of approval. "We detained them to maintain law and order. Som...