Protests against Agnipath, the Centre's new recruitment scheme for the armed forces, continued for the third consecutive day, spreading to states such as Punjab and Kerala that were until now untouched by the violence.
PTI quoted officials as saying that the Railways cancelled 369 trains on Saturday due to the agitation, including 210 mail/express trains and 159 local passenger trains.
Mobs set ablaze Taregana railway station in Bihar during a bandh on Saturday and vandalised Ludhiana railway station in Punjab, as protesters continued to target railway properties on the fourth day of the stir and blocked roads and railway tracks in several states including West Bengal, Haryana, Rajasthan, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh saw pitched protests with instances of arson and stone pelting in several eastern districts. As many as 269 protesters have been arrested over the last two days, with 168 of them booked on charges of breach of peace.
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PremiumIn Jaunpur, protesters damaged roadways buses and parked private vehicles in the Lala Bazaar area. Agitators also set fire to a bus and two police motorcycles.
In Telangana, police and protesters clashed in Warangal during the funeral procession of Damira Rakesh, who was killed when police opened fire at protesters at Secunderabad railway station on Friday. On Saturday, protesters tried to diverted the funeral procession towards Warangal station and clashed with police as they…
