Kisan Parade: FIR against 2,200 in Palwal, Section 144 in Faridabad

An FIR has been registered against 2,000 to 2,200 people moving on 350 to 400 tractors during the Kisan Parade on January 26. These people have been accused of violence with police officers, breaking barricades, blocking the National Highway in Haryana's Palwal.

The protestors, police officials said, had tried to enter Faridabad district and move towards Delhi, but had been stopped by police personnel. Officials had also claimed that the Palwal Superintendent of Police (SP) and another officer narrowly escaped being run over by a tractor during the incident.

Following the incident, Section 144 has also been imposed in Faridabad, prohibiting gatherings of five or more people and carrying sticks, swords or any kind of firearms.