The brother-in-law of Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange, along with eight others, has been externed from the districts of Jalna, Beed, Parbhani, and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in Maharashtra as part of actions against the sand mafia and criminal activities, a police officer stated on Sunday, according to news agency PTI.

The decision to extern Jarange's brother-in-law, Vikas Khedkar, and the eight others was made by the sub-divisional magistrate of Ambad in Jalna, the officer added.