Residents stage protest demanding water supply; 200 booked

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Press Trust of India Indore
Last Updated : Jun 08 2016 | 6:49 PM IST
Police today resorted to mild cane charge to dismiss a mob of about 200 people, including women, who blocked traffic on Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) here demanding water supply to their household.
Residents of Barfani Dham area blocked BRTS claiming that their taps have gone dry despite the fact that they were paying water cess regularly, a sub-inspector of Vijay Nagar Police Station said.
The protesters allegedly misbehaved with some two-wheelers riders and damaged some vehicles and brought the traffic to a standstill for around 90 minutes, forcing police to restore to mild cane charge, he added.
The officer said as many as 200 protesters were booked under IPC section 147 (rioting), 341 (wrongful restraint), while 13 of them have been identified.
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First Published: Jun 08 2016 | 6:49 PM IST

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