Chhatarpur, July 19 -- A 15-day protest against the Ken-Betwa Link and other development projects in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district ended on Sunday, July 19, after police cleared the agitation site and sent protesters back to their villages.

Some protesters alleged that the movement leader Amit Bhatnagar was detained, while the police denied making any arrests.

A police official argued that the protest was staged beneath an under-construction bridge and in the river, where rising water levels posed a serious safety risk.

Bhatnagar was hospitalised as he had been on a prolonged hunger strike with deteriorating health, the official added.

The protest, mainly by tribal women, was held for the last fortnight on the banks of the Bara...