India, Feb. 17 -- Pune Police commissioner Amitesh Kumar on Monday described the recent political violence in the city as "highly unfortunate" and said the police will no longer grant permission for protests outside political party offices or the residences of political leaders.

The decision comes in the wake of a clash between workers of the Indian National Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party near Congress Bhavan, which escalated into stone-pelting and left several people injured, including police personnel and media persons on duty.

Addressing reporters, Kumar said the police acted swiftly to prevent the situation from spiralling out of control.

"The incident was extremely unfortunate. As the situation deteriorated and stone-pelt...