Villagers protest against wall near IGI airport

At least 20 persons, including 12 policemen, were injured in a clash last night between the police and villagers protesting construction of a boundary wall near Indira Gandhi International Airport. The police had to fire 12 rounds in the air to control the mob, which turned violent in its protest against the construction of a boundary wall which they claimed would block off an access road for them.
Seven persons were arrested for fomenting trouble and obstructing traffic. A case was registered at the IGI police station soon after the incident, according to sources.
Residents of Shahbad village in the Mohammadpur area pelted stones when the police tried to stop them from razing the boundary wall. They set afire a truck carrying construction material to the site in Shahabad village. "After stone-pelting left several policemen injured, a mild lathi charge was resorted to but after that failed to have the desired effect the police fired 12 rounds in the air," the source said. As many as 12 policemen were injured in stone pelting, he added. Demonstrators later squatted on the railway track on the Delhi-Jaipur route affecting traffic on the line, besides blocking traffic on the airport road.
The situation was still tense and additional police personnel had been deployed to maintain law and order in the affected area. The police had rounded up several persons after the violence and a case of rioting had been registered against them, said a senior police officer.
12/06/07 The Tribune

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