Telangana Agnipath Protest

An ex-Armyman has been arrested in connection with the Friday's violence at Secunderabad railway station in Telanganaover the 'Agnipath' recruitment scheme, the police said.

Expressing shock over the death of a man during a protest against the Agnipath scheme for defence jobs, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao has announced an assistance of Rs 25 lakh to his family.

A person has died and over 15 were injured in Telangana as an angry mob protesting against the new military recruitment policy, Agnipath, set fire to several trains and damaged public property today.

An outnumbered Telangana police fired in the air to tackle a stone-throwing mob at the Secunderabad railway station as protests escalated into large-scale violence and arson.

Tension prevailed at the Secunderabad railway station and in the vicinity as people ran for cover in the wake of the protest. Shops near the railway station were shut.

Agitators on Friday vandalised the Secunderabad railway station premises in Hyderabad and set a train ablaze during a protest against the Centre's Agnipath scheme.

An ex-Armyman has been arrested in connection with the Friday's violence at Secunderabad railway station in Telanganaover the 'Agnipath' recruitment scheme, the police said.

Expressing shock over the death of a man during a protest against the Agnipath scheme for defence jobs, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao has announced an assistance of Rs 25 lakh to his family.

A person has died and over 15 were injured in Telangana as an angry mob protesting against the new military recruitment policy, Agnipath, set fire to several trains and damaged public property today.

An outnumbered Telangana police fired in the air to tackle a stone-throwing mob at the Secunderabad railway station as protests escalated into large-scale violence and arson.

Tension prevailed at the Secunderabad railway station and in the vicinity as people ran for cover in the wake of the protest. Shops near the railway station were shut.

Agitators on Friday vandalised the Secunderabad railway station premises in Hyderabad and set a train ablaze during a protest against the Centre's Agnipath scheme.