Stone-pelting on revenue team during anti-encroachment drive:Government land cleared in Ujjain; police arrest 3 people

A team that went to remove encroachment from government land in Ujjain was pelted with stones on Wednesday evening in Chandesari village on Dewas Road. Encroachers created a ruckus, misbehaved and jostled with officials, and threw stones at a JCB and the administrative team. A video of the incident has gone viral. Police later took strict action against three people. Around 2 bighas of government land (Survey No. 568) had allegedly been encroached upon by Peera, Mohanlal, and Bharti. Despite repeated warnings from the Patwari and Tehsildar, the land was not vacated, and also blocked access to nearby farmers’ fields. Following complaints, a revenue department team with the Nagjhiri Police Station police reached the spot to remove the encroachment. See three pictures Upon seeing the team, the encroachers first argued, then attacked the revenue staff. During this, Mohan and his wife also tried to stop the team by throwing stones at the JCB. However, the police team, acting tough, brought all three people under control and took them to the police station. Here, action has been taken against all three under Section 151, and the land has also been freed from encroachment.