As violent protests against Agnipath recruitment plan continued across the country for The second day on On Friday, a young man from Telangana became first dead and wounded in police firing in Secunderabad.
Besides Telangana, the protests have been more violent in Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Uttar Pradesh, where the protesters set Trains, buses and a police station were set on fire, and the NDA ruled Bihar where the houses of BJP Head of State Dr. Sanjay Jaiswal and his deputy Chief Minister Renault Davy and several coaches were targeted of It was at least 14 trains set on fire.
The protests were also It has been reported from other states including Haryana, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh.
in Telangana, one One person died and several others were injured when the police opened fire on a group of Violent protesters at the railway station in Secunderabad. Young who Damodar Rakesh, 23, of Warangal, died.
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Protester vandalizes property at Danapur railway station in Protest against Scheme “Agnipath” outside Danapur Railway Station, near Patna, Friday, June 17, 2022 (PTI Photo)
Young people began to gather near the railway station last At night, the demonstration began this morning. We had about 50 guards personnel At the station, but they didn’t match for 500-1000 strong mobs who came in Through all seven entrances to the station. They have gone on Rampage, destroy everything in Sight and preparation property on fire Additional General Manager of Police (Railways, Telangana) Sandeep Chandelya.
mob said set Many coaches caught fire of Three trains, two brake trucks and one accident relief train. Protesters also set 3000 liter engine caught fire of diesel in He said. “they did not allow Fire-fighting personnel to put out fire Even after telling him about danger If diesel caught fire… We tried to disengage the burning engine and move it somewhere else but they sat down in In front of me of It’s…we opened fire… one One person died while 10-15 others were injured.
SCR’s general manager, Arun Kumar, said they had not yet estimated the damage, but officials said it was between Rs 30-40 crore. SCR shut down The railway station canceled 71 trains, leaving thousands of Stranded passengers.
Young people sabotaging a train in Protest against Scheme of “Agnipath” at Bhabwa Station in Kaymore district of Bihar, Thursday, June 16, 2022 (PTI Photo)
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In Uttar Pradesh, the train was empty set on fire in Balea district. “there was information That some students had gathered at the railway station and the playground. Senior officials started a dialogue with Them and the students dispersed from there. While leaving the railway station, they tried to break windows of empty train and set on fire stationed train in isolated area, said Musharraf Baliya of Police (SP) Raj Karan Nayyar.
The protests were also mentioned in Lok Sabha constituency led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of Varanasi, where two buses on the state road were vandalized. Police said the situation is under control. “we had information That the demonstrators will gather when the army recruits office over here. we took preventive stepsand very few people I got to the spot… some people I tried to indulge in Riots … some people They are recognized and they will face Varanasi Police Commissioner Satish Ganesh said.
In Aligarh, a police station and vehicle Inside the building was set on fire. Protesters blocked a highway and vandalized and set some buses on fire. accidents of Stone-throwing has been reported from Agra and Mathura.
In a statement, Prashant Kumar, UP ADG (Law & Order) said: “Some small accidents happened in Some areas. In Balea, it was the ghost of the stationary train set on fire And the in Aligarh town in Tabal was a bus tire set on fire… District officials have been directed to have a conversation with Zilla Sainik Kalyan’s Board elected actors and make people Aware of The scheme … our information This is some outfits inciting youth.”
UP Police said they arrested 260 people – 109 in Balea, 70 in Mathura, 30 in Aligarh, 9 in Agra, 27 in Varanasi and 15 in Noida. a senior officer said more people who immersed in The acts of vandalism are identified from CCTV footage and video clips on social media.
in Bihar, over Two dozen people, including students and policemen, were injured in One-day protests for at least 15 years of 38 provinces in the state. houses of Bihar BJP Chairman Dr Sanjay Jaiswal and his deputy Chief Minister Renault Davy has been targeted in Petya. Dr. Jaiswal, who was in it house in time of The attackI gave the police protection; Renault Davy Can in Patna. BJP MLA Vinay Bihari’s vehicle I was also attacked. to me second Today, BJP offices in The country has been targeted, including in Madhepura, Lakhisarai, Bagaha (West Champaran), and Saran.
Protesters set fire to several buses of 10 trains in Samastipur, Lakhisarai and Danapur (Patna), and one All in Islampur (Nalanda), Kulharia (Ara), Fatuah (Patna), and Supaul. about 75 private vehicles Including four school buses in It was Aurangabad also sabotage.
The RJD-led coalition has named Bihar Bandeh on Saturday. We are trying to identify protesters for verification for Involvement of opposite-social Additional Director Bihar said of Police (Law & Order) Sanjay Singh. Over the last Two days, at least 300 people been held. The protesters also clashed with police in Several areas, the police fired in The air in Bhagalpur. Singh said mobile Internet services suspended in 11 regions as of June 19.
In Haryana, amid reports of Arson, stone-throwing and protests in Several regions of the state home minister “Those involved will not be extradited,” Anil Vij warned. Protests were reported from Gurgaon, Faridabad, Palwal, Narnawand (Hisar), Narnul, Narwana (Gend) and Rotak. Mobile internet services have been suspended in Balwal and Balabjarh and Mahendargarh.
Smoke rises from the buses afterwards set on fire by people protest against The scheme of the center “Agnipath”, in Aurangabad, Friday, June 17, 2022 (PTI Photo)
Protesters cut off the Jind-Bathinda railway track for Three hours and some young people burned tires in Rohtak and over 40 protesters rounded up up in Balabjar Faridabad for stone throwing in vehicles.
The police said over 1,000 people booked for violence in by the wall on Thursday. “At least 80 people have been booked by name while another 950 have not been identified. Verification and identification of All the accused video footage and CCTV footage are being done. “Anyone identified will be subject to legal action,” a police spokesman said.
In Jammu and Kashmir, the traffic on The Pathankot – Jammu and Jammu – Poonch highways were disrupted for few hours The demonstrators also staged demonstrations for The second day.
Sreenivas Janyala / Hyderabad, Asad Rehman / Lucknow, Santosh Singh / Patna, Varinder Bhatia / Chandigarh, Arun Sharma / Jammu with PTI . input
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