Jaipur, March 17 Police and municipal teams were attacked in a village in Banswara district of Rajasthan on Tuesday after locals allegedly threw stones at them when they arrived to mark the land allocated for a dumping yard, officials said.
Four police personnel and four municipal staff were injured in the alleged violence, they added.
The incident, which took place in Hindolia Charan village, allegedly occurred when the administration team arrived to mark a plot of land for a dumping yard in the area.
Sub-Divisional Magistrate Rakesh Nyol said the team, comprising revenue officials, police, and municipal staff, came under attack soon after reaching the site.
"We were conducting land measurement when the villagers started throwing stones," he said.
Officials said that around 200-250 villagers from nearby areas opposed the proposed dumping yard and allegedly started throwing stones from nearby hills, giving the team little time to react.
Government vehicles belonging to the SDM and the tehsildar were damaged, with window panes shattered. The injured include an assistant sub-inspector, a sub-inspector, two other police personnel, and four municipal workers, officials said.
According to officials, about two acres of land had been allocated to the municipality for the dumping yard, and the team had gone to mark it.
Police have registered a case based on a report filed by the municipal authorities and have launched a search to identify and arrest those involved in obstructing government work and stone pelting.
Heavy police deployment has been made in the area, and the situation is currently under control, officials added.
