Around 250 to 300 farmers protesting close to the Noida Authority workplace right here have been briefly detained by police on Wednesday, officers mentioned. Hundreds of native farmers had gathered close to the authority’s head workplace in Sector 6 to be able to stage a protest over their calls for, together with elevated compensation for his or her land acquired by it prior to now, amongst others, they mentioned.

Police officers mentioned the detention was completed to be able to forestall any legislation and order state of affairs, citing imposition of CrPC part 144 in Gautam Buddh Nagar district. Around 250 to 300 individuals who had gathered close to Harola village and have been marching in the direction of the Noida Authority workplace.

They have been peacefully detained and brought to the police traces in buses, a police spokesperson mentioned, denying allegations of lathicharge towards the farmers.

They have been launched from the police custody later within the day, one other police official mentioned. The protesting farmers have been from Sadarpur, Bahlolpur, Gejha, Barola, Sorkha, and Sarfabad amongst scores of different villages of Noida. They mentioned the protest was completed to demand elevated compensation for his or her land acquired by the Noida Authority through the years.