Over 10 injured in lathicharge

By Our Staff Reporter

WARANGAL, DEC. 31. Police resorted to a lathicharge to quell a mob, which held up traffic on the main road in Parkal town on Sunday, expressing solidarity with an indefinite hunger strike by 5 farmers against alleged irregularities in the distribution of compensation to ryots, who suffered losses by sowing `Excel-35' seed.

Ten to 15 demonstrators suffered minor injuries in a lathicharge. The police also arrested four leaders, including Mr. Kasarla Ram Reddy and Mr. Chaduvu Anna Reddy, president and secretary respectively of the district Rytu Seva Samithi, Telangana Jana Sabha district convenor, Mr. Gangadhar Rao, and BJYM State executive member, Mr. Dubashi Vasudev. They were released on personal bonds.

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