<p>The prostestors demanded the government to revise the minimum auto fare to Rs 20 instead of Rs 17 that had been announced yesterday. <br /><br />Just as they were about to set thmselves afire, police intervened and resorted to mild caning to disperse them, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central Division) G Ramesh told PTI.<br /><br />Five to six police personnel and five KRV activists sustained minor injuries in the melee and were treated as out patients at a private hospital.<br /><br />Six KRV activists have been arrested in this connection.<br /><br />Earlier about 200 autodrivers protested against the revised fare.<br /></p>
<p>The prostestors demanded the government to revise the minimum auto fare to Rs 20 instead of Rs 17 that had been announced yesterday. <br /><br />Just as they were about to set thmselves afire, police intervened and resorted to mild caning to disperse them, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central Division) G Ramesh told PTI.<br /><br />Five to six police personnel and five KRV activists sustained minor injuries in the melee and were treated as out patients at a private hospital.<br /><br />Six KRV activists have been arrested in this connection.<br /><br />Earlier about 200 autodrivers protested against the revised fare.<br /></p>