Shivpuri villagers block highway for two hours over crop damage by domestic pigs

Residents of Marora Ahir village, under the Pohri police station area of Shivpuri district, blocked the Shivpuri-Sheopur highway on Thursday morning. They were protesting damage to their standing crops by domestic pigs.

The villagers said the pigs were not wild but domesticated. They enter the fields and destroy the crops, causing the farmers financial loss. According to the villagers, they had complained about the problem several times before, but no solution was found.

The blockade began at around 8:30 am. On being informed, Pohri police reached the spot and spoke to the villagers. Police also spoke to the owner of the pigs, who then agreed to remove the animals from the village.

The villagers agreed to clear the highway about two hours later, at 10:30 am. Traffic resumed once the blockade was lifted.