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Cop injured in police-villagers clash

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Press Trust of India Sikar (Rajasthan)

A police officer was injured and several vehicles were vandalised during protests in Rajasthan's Sikar district today by villagers demanding reservation, police said.

Traffic movement was affected for a few hours on NH-52 as few villagers protested, demanding categorisation of OBC reservation quota and including a few castes in Scheduled Tribes category, a police officer said.

One policeman was injured and several vehicles were vandalised by agitated villagers' who pelted stones on them. Police resorted to lathi-charge as they were not convinced with the assurances, the officer said.

The traffic movement on the highway resumed after nearly three hours, he said.

 

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First Published: Aug 07 2018 | 4:05 PM IST

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