3,000 Riot Cops Called Into Haryana's Hisar To Block Farmers' Protest

A group of farmers say they plan to picket the residence of a senior police officer over criminal charges filed against 300 of them for their protest.

Security has been stepped up in Haryana's Hisar district as farmers have planned to picket the residence of a senior police officer tomorrow to protest criminal cases filed against more than 300 farmers who have been on protest against the centre's new farm laws since last November. The Hisar Police have registered cases against 350 farmers with charges including attempt to murder, rioting, unlawful assembly and spreading the coronavirus infection after they protested in Hisar outside a temporary COVID-19 hospital, disrupting Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar's plans of inaugurating it. After the police registered the cases against the protesters, the farmers announced plans to picket the residence of Inspector General of Police - Hisar Range. According to official sources, more than 30 companies or around 3,000 personnel of the Rapid Action Force or RAF have been called into the Hisar district while senior police officials of Hisar Range are holding a meeting today.