Train set on fire, tracks blocked, equipment at Secunderabad train depot destroyed. South Central Railway officers enter emergency meeting, estimate value of property, minimum Rs 20 crore integers broken.
One person lost his life while many others were left disjointed when Telangana police reportedly opened fire on a crowd at Secunderabad railway station as protests against the new Agnipath issue of the Center for recruiting soldiers in the three services turned in violence and burning on a large scale on Friday morning.
Hundreds of boys gathered at the Secunderabad railway station on Friday morning, in strict semi-permanent military enlistment instead of the new four-year service amount. To get updated with all the latest upates, Mukhya Samachar, Breakings, Bollywood updates etc visit our blogs.
The situation escalated with protesters going on a rampage, setting at least four train cars on fire, blocking the train tracks with two-wheelers, wooden boxes, garbage cans, and train porters' wheelbarrows, and stealing intact goods in the package section. A political candidate of the Railway Protection Force said that a train was attacked by fire.
The protesters also smashed offices on the no.one and 10 platforms, looted computers and natural philosophy, destroyed CCTV cameras, lights and fans on the ten platforms, and threw stones at the police. Food and convenience stalls on all platforms were also looted and robbed. Because protesters tried to get into the engines of the railroad locomotives, railroad officials cut power to the entire train depot.
Protesters set on fire completely damaged Ajanta Express,East Coast Express, and an MMTS train.To disperse the mob, the police fired a minimum of ten rounds, injuring a minimum of fifteen people. The deceased has been known as Damodar Kumar of Warangal. Eight injured are receiving treatment at the Gandhi Hospital while 2 are in the railway hospital.With all passenger facilities, railway officers' cabins and property on all 10 platforms destroyed, South Central Railway officers called an emergencymeeting and it is estimated that property value has broken a minimum of Rs twenty large integers.
The trains that were scheduled to arrive at the Secunderabad railway station were going to different nearby stations or stopped outside. All the different trains scheduled to leave the station were delayed. Thousands of passengers waiting for trains were stranded and the police took them to safer places.
After the police put the matter in check, the protesters demanded that the Center announce the date of military enlistment like a shot. So thsi was all about todays mukhya samachar to get more visit our blogs.
