Protesters from Samrala’s Mushakabad village and nearby areas staged a protest on the Ludhiana-Chandigarh highway against the construction of a biogas plant in the village. Commuters suffered as the road was jammed near a private school in Dayalpura village. The protesters demanded the work on the plant be stopped and it be shifted from the village.
A car mechanic had a narrow escape as a fire engulfed the car he was driving minutes after he stepped out in Samrala, Ludhiana. The fire was later brought under control by fire officials.