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Eight anti-mining agitators detained in Gadchiroli for stopping cops from duty
Updated On: 20 November, 2023 03:19 PM IST | Gadchiroli | mid-day online correspondent
Eight participants of an anti-mining agitation in Maharashtra`s Gadchiroli were detained after they allegedly stopped the way of police officials, the police said
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As many as eight participants of an anti-mining agitation in Maharashtra`s Gadchiroli district were detained on Monday after they allegedly stopped the way of security personnel heading towards a police station, officials said, reported the PTI.
According to the PTI, the residents of more than 70 tribal-dominated villages have been protesting in Todgatta village for over 250 days against six iron mines proposed at Surjagarh in Gadchiroli.
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