A major accident could have happened in Secunderabad 'Agneepath' violence, 40 passengers on board the train saved like this

Delhi: A major accident was averted in Secunderabad, Telangana amid the ongoing violence over the Centre's Agneepath scheme. An angry mob torched several trains and damaged public property in Telangana in protest against the new military recruitment policy i.e. 'Agneepath Scheme'. During this, one person died and more than 15 were injured in the violence.

5,000 agitators entered the railway station

The case of biggest violence in the state came to light from Secunderabad. At least 5,000 agitators allegedly barged into a railway station in Secunderabad and tried to set fire to the compartment of a passenger train that was carrying around 40 people. Some children were also among these passengers. However, the understanding of the railway employees saved the lives of these passengers. He helped these passengers to get out of that compartment and move them to the next compartment.

AC power car mechanic Suman Kumar Sharma told NDTV that there were at least 40 passengers inside the A1 coach. The protesters attacked him with sticks and stones. Showing the debris inside the coach, he said, "There were around 40 people here (inside the coach), but I could not count how many were involved in the crime. They were more than 5,000." He said the protesters also tried to set the coach on fire, but the timely action of the staff saved it. Explaining how the passengers were taken out of the coach, Sharma said, "There were two gates open, so we asked the passengers to go through the second gate. We told them that the RPF (Railway Police) will keep you safe. "

Police had to fire

Earlier, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) fired at the Secunderabad railway station to disperse the rioting protesters, where three coaches of a train were torched during the protest. Confirming the death of one person, a senior police officer said that the firing was done by the RPF. The injured are being treated at the Government Gandhi Hospital. According to a senior official of South Central Railway (SCR), the protesters torched some coaches of three passenger trains but no passenger was injured in these incidents. "There was an incident (of firing), they (protesters) had to open fire to control them," the official said.

Tension in railway station and surrounding areas

Tension prevailed in Secunderabad railway station and nearby areas. Shops located near the railway station are closed. Video footage broadcast on television shows signs of some of the injured protesters being taken to hospital at the station. Protesters took out goods from a parcel compartment, threw them on the tracks and set them on fire, disrupting train services.

Demonstrations against this plan first started in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, after which it spread to the southern state as well. Opposition to the new military recruitment policy spread to the southern state after Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana entered it for the third consecutive day. There are also reports of protests in West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh. More than 200 trains have been affected - 35 trains have been canceled while 13 have been short terminated. Significantly, demonstrations are being held in many parts of the country against the 'Agneepath' scheme. Under this new scheme, the recruitment of soldiers in the Army, Navy and Air Force will be done on contract basis for four years and they will be named 'Agniveer'.