Ballari, May 16 -- Tension prevailed in Kudatini on Saturday, May 16, after police detained protesting farmers opposing the proposed transfer of land earlier acquired for the ArcelorMittal steel project.

The farmers, who are part of the land-affected families, had announced that they would enter the disputed land symbolically using bullock carts to protest what they allege is an unfair transfer process by the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB).

From early morning, hundreds of farmers from Kudatini and surrounding villages gathered and began marching towards the land via the bypass road. However, police personnel stopped them midway, leading to heated arguments between the protesters and authorities.

As the situation t...