 Several people remarked that the protests were fueled by the Kherlanji Massacre.During the violent protests, the Dalit protestors set three trains on fire, damaged over 100 buses and clashed with police At least four deaths and many more injuries were reported.In the Indian province of Rajasthan, between the years 1999 and 2002, crimes against Dalits average at about 5024 a year, with 46 killings and 138 cases of rape.