India, Feb. 5 -- Hundreds of farmers representing the Kisan Sabha, and the Kisan Ekta Sangh on Tuesday converged on the Noida Power Company Limited (NPCL) office in Tugalpur, Gautam Budh Nagar, protesting alleged ill-treatment of a farmer's family in Khedi Bhanauta village by discom officials.

The protest was triggered by an incident involving Santaraj, a villager, and his family of Khedi Bhanauta in January in which some NPCL officials allegedly misbehaved with them.

The NPCL, however, dismissed the allegation, saying that the issue actually stems from illegal power usage and resistance to proper meter installation by villagers/farmers.

On Tuesday, protestors, including a large number of people from Khedi Bhanauta, raised slogans and ...