Jodhpur, Oct 7 (PTI) Tension prevailed in Pali district on Friday as a sit-in protest by Rashtriya Pashupalak Sangh and the DNT Sangharsh Samiti to press for various demands turned violent in the evening.

The incident occurred at around 4 pm in Balrai village near Rani town.

The protesters pelted stones, injuring a policeman. The police resorted to baton charge and fired tear gas shells to control the crowd consisting of thousands of protesters.

The situation was brought under control after nearly an hour and after heavy police deployment.

The clash also caused a massive traffic jam on the Beawar-Pindwara Highway (NH-162), prompting the police to divert the traffic through other routes.

The administration has initiated talks with representatives of the protesting organisations to main

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