<p>The protestors blocked the National Highway-24 at Ghaziabad and pelted stones at policemen this morning during their protest against the government initiating a process to evict them from an unauthorised colony, police sources said.<br /><br />As the protest turned violent, police first resorted to lobbing teargas shells but the mob could not be brought under control.<br /><br />They then opened fire in air besides resorting to lathicharge, sources said.<br /><br />The traffic on the NH-24 near Ghaziabad was disrupted for some time.</p>
<p>The protestors blocked the National Highway-24 at Ghaziabad and pelted stones at policemen this morning during their protest against the government initiating a process to evict them from an unauthorised colony, police sources said.<br /><br />As the protest turned violent, police first resorted to lobbing teargas shells but the mob could not be brought under control.<br /><br />They then opened fire in air besides resorting to lathicharge, sources said.<br /><br />The traffic on the NH-24 near Ghaziabad was disrupted for some time.</p>