Nadiad:

A mob of villagers today went on rampage in Nagrama village under Nimbasi police station of Kheda district in Central Gujarat and damaged the office of a private sewage disposal company and torched/damaged at least 4 vehicles.

The villagers from Nagrama and around were against the permission given to Cluster Enviro Private Limited which disposes industrial hazardous waste. It has created a landfill facility in the village for the purpose.

They also attacked a fire brigade vehicle and injured some of the fireman who were going towards the spot in the wake of fire-call.

Police had to resort to baton charge and tear-gas shelling to disperse the mob.

In Charge SP of Kheda Y J Jadeja said that villagers were protesting against the company for long. After it got the permission to operate two days ago, they become violent today.

PSI of Nimbasi A J Chauhan said that three four-wheeler of the company were torched and one was damaged.

DeshGujarat