Mumbai, Sept. 27 -- Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil has accused OBC leader Prof. Laxman Hake of staging incidents, claiming Hake deliberately damages his own vehicles to gain publicity. Patil added that they do not have time to pay attention to such stunts.

This afternoon, as Prof. Hake was heading to Pathardi for an OBC Reservation Defense Elgar Sabha, attackers wielding sticks damaged the rear window of his vehicle on the outskirts of Arangaon. Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Rural Police have taken three people into custody in connection with the incident.

Earlier, similar incidents included the vandalism of OBC leader Navnath Waghmare's vehicle and an assault on a close associate of Prof. Hake. Waghmare alleged that Jarange...