A confrontation broke out in Daun, Mohali, over the proposed laying of 11,000-volt power lines along the village’s common road, with the residents alleging collusion between the administration and a private builder, on Thursday.

Former sarpanch Avtar Singh Gosal and Satnam Daun, a resident, claimed that the Mohali administration and district police, allegedly backing a private developer — “Jubilee Parklane”, made a third unsuccessful attempt to lay high voltage lines along the village’s common road.

They said high-tension lines have passed through a portion of land for nearly 50 years for a private colony developed near the village.…