Workers at a refinery in Haryana's Panipat on Monday (February 23, 2026) pelted stones at security personnel and vandalised vehicles during a demonstration in support of their various demands.
When the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel deployed at the refinery asked the protesters to remain in a designated area, some of them took exception to it and allegedly resorted to stone pelting.
The protesting workers, some of them holding sticks, overturned a few vehicles parked at the site and damaged them.
Amid the tense situation, police were called in.
Panipat Superintendent of Police (SP) Bhupender Singh, who visited the spot to take stock of the situation, said after they received information about stone pelting at the refinery, a police force was immediately deployed there under the command of a deputy superintendent of police.
