Protesting the cancellation of quota of free sale of kerosene to hawkers, four people including a woman climbed an under-construction water tank near Dussehra ground under Ashoka Garden police station area on Saturday and threatened to commit suicide.
According to the police after one hour of dramatic scenes created by the four people who climbed the overhead water tank were brought down by the police with the help of locals.
Earlier too, two people have attempted suicide. Three days ago, one hawker had climbed an overhead water tank.
Adopting the same method of protesting, four people including a woman climbed the overhead tank. The four were Kamla Bai Vsiahwarkamof Misrod (58), Phool Singh Sahu of Chhola Mandir (55) Phulak Chand of Bairagarh( 45) and Sajjad Ali (68). The police have registered a case of attempt to suicide against all the four people.
Unrest among the Kerosene hawkers is gaining support from all the hawkers across the city and to attract attention of administration hawkers are using tactics to build pressure for acceding to their demands.