India, Nov. 28 -- Contractual employees of Punjab Roadways and the Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) protesting the Kilometre Scheme turned violent in Sangrur on Friday, leaving Dhuri station house officer (SHO) Jasvir Singh injured, while more than 25 agitators were rounded up after the clash.

Passengers bore the brunt of the agitation as the employees went on a strike after police picked up their union leaders on Thursday night and early on Friday.

Tension prevailed at the Sangrur bus stand when PRTC employees, some of who had climbed atop parked buses, splashed petrol on police personnel when they attempted to bring them down.

Sangrur superintendent of police (SP) Davinder Attri said: "Amid the chaos, the Dhuri SHO's uniform, ...