Rohtak: An angry mob clashed with the police and set two buses on fire during a violent protest against the opening of an ashram of a controversial godman near Rohtak on Sunday. One person has been killed in police firing that took place near Satlok Ashram at Karontha village.
Some protestors were injured in the violence. The police had to resort to lathicharge and use tear gas shells to disperse the irate mobs, the official said. Rohtak is 70 km from national capital New Delhi.
Nearly 10,000 supporters of Rampal had gathered inside the ashram complex to respond to any attack on the premises. The protestors marched towards the ashram when they were stopped by the police on the Rohtak-Jhajjar national highway.
Police officials said that the protestors went on a rampage and damaged public buses and police vehicles. The police charged at the mobs with canes and fired tear-gas shells to disperse them and the protestors retaliated by pelting stones at the police force.
Tension had been brewing in the area for the past week following an opposition to the ashram by the Arya Samaj members. They were joined by residents of Karontha village in the protests on Sunday. "The situation at the spot is still tense. We have sought reinforcements," a police officer said.
With Additional Inputs from IANS
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