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Policemen Injured, Vehicles Set Ablaze as Coal Mine Protest Turns Violent in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh
At least eight police officers were injured and multiple vehicles and equipment were damaged during a violent protest by villagers opposing the Gare Pelma Sector-I coal project.
- On Saturday, clashes broke out at the Jindal CHP chowk in Tamnar block, with protesters storming the Jindal Coal Handling Plant, vandalising office premises and setting fire to a police bus, jeep, and ambulance.
- Residents from 14 affected villages have been staging a sit-in at CHP chowk since December 12, opposing the December 8 public hearing at Dhaurabhatha and fearing loss of agricultural land from the Gare Pelma Sector-I coal block.
- The crowd swelled from about 300 to 1,000 and allegedly turned violent around 2.30 pm, attacking police with stones and sticks and injuring Anil Vishwakarma, Sub Divisional Police Officer, Kamla Pusam, Tamnar police station in-charge, and a constable.
- Police used lathi charges and tear gas, tightened security, halted mining operations for the day, shifted some injured to Raigarh, and made two dialogue attempts to identify responsible persons.
- SECL says the land for Amera opencast mine was acquired under the 1957 Coal Bearing Act with compensation paid, while Deepak Baij blamed the government's `stubbornness` for the clashes.
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Policemen injured, vehicles set ablaze as coal mine protest turns violent in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh
“On Saturday morning, around 300 protesters gathered at the site, and some of them allegedly blocked the road, disrupting traffic,” the statement issued by the district administration said.
·New Delhi, India
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Violence Erupts in Chhattisgarh Over Controversial Coal Mining Project
Violence Erupts in Chhattisgarh Over Controversial Coal Mining Project In Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district, protests against a coal mining project spiraled into violence, leaving several policemen injured and vehicles destroyed. Demonstrators opposing the project clashed with security personnel, amid claims of government heavy-handedness and a faulty public consultation process.According to officials, the conflict began when protestors, numbering…
·India
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