Sangrur, Oct. 29 -- After around two months of protest by residents of Jahangir village and other union members outside an ethanol factory in the village, police on Wednesday cleared the site amid allegations of lathicharge. Alleging air and water pollution, residents and union members had been protesting outside Harp Chemicals factory in Jahangir village since August, demanding its closure. The Dhuri-Sherpur road also remained blocked for 15 days. Advocate Amandeep Singh Chahal, who was among the protesters, alleged that the peaceful sit-in was forcibly removed. Sangrur SSP Devinder Attri said the protest site was cleared following directions from the high court. Denying allegations of lathicharge, he said some protesters engaged in pushing and shoving amid the police action and were detained, while the rest left the site. HTC...