India, Nov. 14 -- Tension gripped several areas of Bagalkote district on Thursday after a series of tractors and trolleys transporting sugarcane to a factory in Rabkavi Banhatti taluk were torched, allegedly by unidentified miscreants.

The incident unfolded even as sugarcane farmers continued their agitation demanding Rs.3,500 per tonne for their crop.

Firefighters were deployed quickly to douse the flames and prevent the blaze from spreading. Police said the chaos broke out near the Godavari (Sameerwadi) sugar factory limits under Mahalingapura police station on November 13, where farmers had staged a siege earlier in the day as part of their ongoing protest, news agency PTI reported.

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