Ludhiana, March 7 -- A wave of tension gripped Gaunsgarh village, located in the Ludhiana East constituency, on Thursday after police detained Jaspreet Gill, son of the village sarpanch, and Sukhwinder Gill, the president of the local Gurudwara committee. The two were taken into custody amid ongoing protests against alleged illegal mining at the government-approved Rorh Cluster site. However, under mounting pressure from villagers and political leaders, including Congress leader Manveer Singh Dhaliwal, the Meharban police station officials released both detainees later in the day.

For the past five days, the residents of Gaunsgarh have been blocking roads to stop vehicles involved in mining operations, alleging that illegal mining is bei...