Protesters clash with police in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh, vehicles torched

Protesters assault a woman on-duty cop. PIC/X@TavtaIndia

Several policemen were injured and vehicles set ablaze after an ongoing protest against a coal mining project turned violent in the Tamnar area of Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district, officials said.

The mob also stormed into the coal handling plant of Jindal Power Limited, and torched a conveyor belt, two tractors and other vehicles, besides vandalising the office premises on Saturday, the officials informed. Tension prevailed after protestors indulged in stone-pelting and set ablaze a police bus, a jeep and an ambulance, besides damaging several other government vehicles, they said.

People from 14 affected villages under the (Gare Pelma) Sector-I coal block in the Tamnar area have been staging a sit-in protest at CHP chowk in Libra village since December 12 against a public hearing held for the project, a statement issued by the district administration said. Police said the situation was tense but under control, and security has been tightened in the area.

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