Vehicles torched outside godown of UP agency that acquired land for township

Plastic pipes and vehicles outside a state infrastructure agency godown were set ablaze in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district on Sunday, a day after farmers clashed with the police demanding adequate compensation for their land acquired for an upcoming township.

The incident occurred around 11 am outside the godown of the Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authority (UPSIDA), which acquired the land for the Trans-Ganga City project near Kanpur, officials said.

"Some anti-social elements had set fire to plastic pipes kept outside the godown. Apart from this, two vehicles were also set afire," Additional District Magistrate Rakesh Singh said.

The fire has been controlled to a significant extent and there has been no loss of life, Singh said. "Action will be initiated against those who had set the portion of the godown on fire."