Original sentence: In the early 18th century,those had who migrated from  Koṅkaṇa to places like Pune were demeaned and tortured by the Peśvās,they did not have any sort of religious freedom,those who performed religious rites and studied the Vedas were punished,to such a brutal extent that their tongues and Śīkhās were cut off
Edited sentence: In the early 18th century,those had who migrated from  Koṅkaṇa to places like Pune were demeaned and tortured by the Peśvās,they did not have any sort of religious freedom,those who performed religious rites and studied the Vedas were punished,to such a brutal extent that their tongues and Śikhās were cut off