Over 90 held for planning to protest near Visakhapatnam's LG Polymers plant

Visakhapatnam police on Friday arrested over 90 people, including leaders and workers of Left parties who were going to protest at LG Polymers plant, the site of the gas leak incident on May 7 that killed 12 people.

"We arrested them as they hadn't taken permission for the protest. A FIR filed against 96 people of Left parties", South ACP Swaroopa Rani said.

The arrests took place early morning at around 4:30 am. Those arrested were planning to hold a protest near LG Polymers India plant at R R Venkatapuram on June 5 on the occasion of World Environment Day.

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