<p>The shutdown was called to protest the removal of a statue of Dadoji Konddev, Shivaji's teacher. The activists were detained in Lonavala near Pune.<br /><br />"Shiv Sena activists were detained after they were caught stopping trains, pelting stones on trains and buses and shouting slogans," a police official said.</p>.<p><br />The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)-controlled Pune Municipal Corporation had last week passed a resolution to remove Konddev's statue from the historical Lal Mahal.<br /><br />The statue was removed at 2 a.m. Monday. Angry Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena workers later ransacked the civic hall. </p>
<p>The shutdown was called to protest the removal of a statue of Dadoji Konddev, Shivaji's teacher. The activists were detained in Lonavala near Pune.<br /><br />"Shiv Sena activists were detained after they were caught stopping trains, pelting stones on trains and buses and shouting slogans," a police official said.</p>.<p><br />The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)-controlled Pune Municipal Corporation had last week passed a resolution to remove Konddev's statue from the historical Lal Mahal.<br /><br />The statue was removed at 2 a.m. Monday. Angry Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena workers later ransacked the civic hall. </p>