Platoons of the State Reserve Police resorted to a mild lathi charge when protestors from the Lahuji Shakti Sena staged a rasta roka opposite Mantralaya on Wednesday. Around 2.30 pm, 300 to 400 protestors blocked traffic from both directions. The cops asked the protesters to relent, following which a few of them became violent, forcing the SRPF lathi-charge them.
"SRPF platoons had to resort to a mild lathi charge as some of the protestors got aggressive and even manhandled cops when they asked to call off the protest. We picked up around 30 people for questioning," said Additonal Commissioner of Police Krishna Prakash.
Two protestors suffered severe injuries and were rushed to the G T Hospital and St George Hospital. Four women protestors who suffered minor injuries were given first aid.
The protestors, who are from the Mathang community, said they had organised a protest at Azad Maidan on Wednesday afternoon, for which around 1,200 people from all over the state had arrived in the city. Their demands include job reservations for the Mathang community and the erection of a statue of freedom fighter Lahuji Salve in the Vidhan Bhavan.
Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria called a delegation of the party to his office to discuss the the issue, after which the situation was defused.
"SRPF platoons had to resort to a mild lathi charge as some of the protestors got aggressive and even manhandled cops when they asked to call off the protest. We picked up around 30 people for questioning," said Additonal Commissioner of Police Krishna Prakash.
Two protestors suffered severe injuries and were rushed to the G T Hospital and St George Hospital. Four women protestors who suffered minor injuries were given first aid.
The protestors, who are from the Mathang community, said they had organised a protest at Azad Maidan on Wednesday afternoon, for which around 1,200 people from all over the state had arrived in the city. Their demands include job reservations for the Mathang community and the erection of a statue of freedom fighter Lahuji Salve in the Vidhan Bhavan.
Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria called a delegation of the party to his office to discuss the the issue, after which the situation was defused.
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