Curfew to be relaxed for two hours in Mandsaur

The curfew will be relaxed for 4 pm to 6 pm, SDM Mandsaur NS Rajawat said.

The relaxation has been made only for women and children upto the age of 10 years in Mandsaur and Pipliamandi, he said.

Earlier, Divisional Commissioner MB Ojha said that Internet services might also be restored.

"For the last two or three days, farmers were stopping vehicles and setting them on fire. No such incident has been reported today. The situation is almost normal," he said.

Vehicles that were burnt had been removed this morning from the highway and traffic had resumed.

Farmers in the area have been protesting since June 1 demanding a higher minimum support price (MSP) for their produce amongst other issues.

However, the situation escalated on Tuesday when five people were killed. Curfew was clamped subsequently.