Ludhiana, April 27 -- Residents of Akhara village in Jagraon, who have been protesting for long against a biogas plant, clashed with policemen when the latter tried to remove them from the protest site, resulting in detention of several of them on Saturday morning. According to information, cops had to fire tear gas shells and also use water cannons to disperse the protesters, including women and children.

The protesters, opposing the biogas factory, believe it would their environment, health and farming land. To stop the factory, the villagers had set up a permanent protest camp in front of the site. Following orders from the Punjab and Haryana high court, police and district administration officials, along with over 1,000 cops, moved i...