TENSION prevailed in the Tilhar area of Shahjahanpur district on Tuesday evening when members of a farmers’ union clashed with police after they were stopped from going to the nearby national highway to hold a protest against the administration’s decision to shift an old temple.
The police said the the decision to shift the temple to another location was taken for widening of the highway. The farmers allegedly pelted the police team with stones, leaving three government vehicles damaged. The police used mild force to disperse the crowd.
Shahjahanpur SP S Anand said the situation was under control and 15 persons were arrested. No one was injured in the incident, he claimed.
