40 detained over protest against ethanol plant in Hanumangarh

As the farmers continued their protest against the construction of an ethanol factory at Tibbi in Rajasthan’s Hanumangarh district, the police booked over 100 persons in connection with the violence and detained 40 of them on Thursday (December 11, 2025). About 30 families living near the plant site left their homes out of fear.

A large number of protesters and policemen were injured on Wednesday when the agitation turned violent and the crowd clashed with the police after setting some vehicles on fire and ransacking the factory premises. Congress MLA from Sangaria, Abhimanyu Poonia, received a head injury during the lathicharge.

An 11-member delegation of farmers held talks with the district administration on Thursday, while demanding a halt to the factory’s construction, judicial inquiry into the violence and withdrawal of cases registered against the protesters. Hanumangarh Collector Khushaal Yadav said the charter of demands would be sent to the State government.