27 injured in protest against NTPC plant construction in Jharkhand
At least 27 persons were injured at Tandwa in Chatra district of Jharkhand after a violent clash broke out between the district police and the locals protesting since the last 14 months against the construction of a National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) plant.
An angry mob burnt more than a dozen trucks and two-wheelers outside the NTPC plant on Monday.
Senior police and district administrative officers of North Chotanagpur division immediately rushed to the site.
On Tuesday, several MLAs created a ruckus in the Jharkhand assembly over the incident, after which the state government swung into action by launching an investigation into the incident within 24 hours.
