Watch: Dalit fury unleashed as cops and protesters clash across India

Violent protests have marred the nationwide bandh called by various Dalit organisations against the alleged dilution of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act by the Supreme Court.

Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has filed a review petition against the verdict, the burning of vehicles, rail roko agitations and various other blockades continue to be in place across various parts of the country.

#WATCH #BharatBandh over SC/ST protection act:Shots fired during protests in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior pic.twitter.com/p8mW36qL0s

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Punjab, which has the highest number of Dalits in the country, is practically at the forefront of the agitations.

Mobile internet services and public transport have been suspended in the state for the time being. Police forces were deployed in Amritsar to help control the angry mob.

WATCH: Protesters resort to stone pelting in Bhind during #BharatBandh over the SC/ST Protection Act. #MadhyaPradesh pic.twitter.com/40KmhV3Ckm

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Also, class X and XII examinations that were scheduled to be held today have been postponed for later and all educational institutions have been directed to stay closed.

 Nearly 30 people were detained as Dalit groups protesting against the Supreme Court order on the SC/ST Act today blocked rail and road traffic and vandalised public property, including a train, in several parts of Rajasthan, disrupting normal life in the state.

#WATCH #BharatBandh over SC/ST protection act: Protesters thrashed by Police personnel in Meerut pic.twitter.com/yQfaJBDbBD

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Protestors gathered at major roads in the state capital lead to traffic snarls, while incidents of stone pelting and damage to public property were also reported, police said.

#WATCH #BharatBandh over SC/ST protection act: Clash between protesters and Police in Ranchi. Several people injured #Jharkhand pic.twitter.com/nYc19J6oUu

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Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath appealed to the people not to vitiate law and order and asserted that his government "is serious towards the development and progress of dalits".

#BharatBandh Protests in Rajasthan pic.twitter.com/60Z3WYmOq2

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Protests turned violent in several districts including Agra, Hapur, Meerut in West UP and Azamgarh .

In Azamgarh, angry protesters pelted stones on buses on Gorakhpur-Azamgarh highway in Sagdi area damaging their widow panes, police said.

In Madhya Pradesh four people were killed

With inputs from PTI and ANI