Damodar, a native of Telangana’s Warangal, who was protesting in Secunderabad against the Agnipath scheme, died as a result of bullet injuries. 13 others have been hurt in the altercation between protesters and police while one more person is critically injured.
Protesters began pelting stones at trains inside the Secunderabad railway station in Telangana’s Hyderabad over the Centre’s Agnipath Army recruitment scheme. Protests have been going on since Thursday, with trains being set ablaze in multiple districts in Bihar.
Amid violent protests over the Agnipath recruitment scheme, the government has addressed the concerns of the youth and reassured them that the future of Agniveers is stable.