Damoh, March 29 -- Members of a Hindu organisation staged a protest and allegedly blackned the face of Damoh Nagar Palika's Chief Municipal Officer (CMO) on Saturday after he ordered to removal of saffron flags put up at a clock tower (Ghantaghar) in the district.

The Hindu outfit had placed saffron flags across the city in view of the upcoming Navratri festival, including one at the clock tower on Friday night. However, acting on the CMO's instructions, civic body employees restricted them during the night and later removed the flags. Angered by this action, the protesters staged a demonstration and later blackened the CMO's face.

Damoh Collector Sudhir Kumar Kochar said, "Saffron flags were being put up at Ghantaghar in the middle of ...