55 Arrested For Attacking Officials In Vikarabad

Hyderabad: As many as 55 people were on Tuesday taken into custody for allegedly attacking officials during a protest in a village against the acquisition of their lands for proposed pharmaceutical companies in Vikarabad district, police said. Three officials--an Additional Collector, Kodangal Area Development Authority (KADA) chairman and a DSP rank police official-- were injured after some villagers in Lagacharla village of Dudyala mandal allegedly attacked them on Monday.