Pune, February 18 A few right-wing groups staged a protest on the Pune-Solapur highway in Maharashtra, blocking the road and demanding the arrest of two men accused of kidnapping a 21-year-old woman, an official said on Wednesday.
The protest took place on Tuesday, he said.
According to police, a woman from Bhigwan in Pune district has gone missing, and her family has filed a complaint against two men who live next door to her and know each other.
"Based on the complaint from the family, we have registered a case of kidnapping against two young men, and a search is underway," said a senior official from the Pune rural police.
Some right-wing groups protested late Tuesday night on the highway near Bhigwan by burning tree branches on the carriageway and demanded the arrest of the "kidnappers".