Farmer unrest: Arson, stone-pelting in area near Bhopal

The farmers' agitation in Madhya Pradesh reached the doorsteps of the state capital Bhopal today, with incidents of arson and stone-pelting in Fanda area.

Police baton-charged the protesters and arrested at least 27 of them in the area, some 20 km outside Bhopal.

"Some unidentified persons set a truck on fire near a spot where Congress workers were protesting. Then some men hurled stones at the policemen present there," deputy inspector general of police (DIG) Raman Singh Sikarwar told

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