Overview

• Cattle rearers demanded a 20–25% boost after Sabar Dairy approved only a 9–10% procurement rise, arguing it fails to offset rising input expenses.
• Protesters forced their way into the dairy premises on Monday, damaging barriers, smashing CCTV cameras and hurling stones at security personnel.
• Police responded with 52 tear gas shells and a lathi charge to disperse the crowd, leaving three officers injured and 40 demonstrators detained.
• AAP leaders and Independent MLA Dhavalsinh Zala allege police brutality caused the death of Ashok Chaudhary, while authorities say he died of chest pain en route to hospital.
• Heavy security remains deployed around Sabar Dairy as political figures demand an independent inquiry into the circumstances of the clash and the protester’s death.