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BUS, ENOUGH: A Maharashtra Road Transport bus is set on fire by suspected MNS activists.

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However, industry body NASSCOM held its leadership summit here in Mumbai with over 2,000 delegates from within and outside the country participating in the event.

In Goregaon, northwest Mumbai, several taxis, usually driven by north Indians were targeted, as were state-run buses.

"The central government has sent the central security forces to Mumbai following the tension over the possible arrest of Raj Thackeray," Joint Commissioner Of Police (Law & Order) K L Prasad was quoted as saying by news agencies.

The Rapid Action Force and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have been deployed at various parts of Mumbai along with the State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) who are on high alert, Prasad added

How it began

On Monday, Mumbai Police filed suo motu complaints invoking non-bailable sections of the law against Raj, nephew of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray, and Samajwadi Party leader Abu Asim Azmi.

Raj on Tuesday refused to accept a notice connected to the complaint against him lodged by the Shivaji Park police.

The MNS tirade against outsiders, specifically north Indians settled in the city, has vitiated the political atmosphere in Maharashtra. MNS and Samajwadi Party activists clashed in several parts of the state.

Both Raj and Azmi were arrested but were released on bail later in the day on a personal bond of Rs 15,000 and Rs.10,000 respectively in two different courts.

Raj appeared before metropolitan magistrate B K Sharma while Azmi was produced before metropolitan magistrate R B Agarwal.