MP: Protests over Agnipath turn violent in Indore, 15 held

Indore: Protests over the Centre’s Agnipath recruitment scheme turned violent in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore on Friday morning after hundreds of protesters gathered on tracks near a railway station in the city and hurled stones, forcing the authorities to either stop or cancel some trains and also prompting the police to lob teargas shells to control the situation, officials said.
Two policemen suffered minor injuries in the incident, they said, adding that around 15 protesters were arrested.
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When the protesters indulged in stone-pelting, police fired teargas shells and also cane-charged to disperse them and bring the situation under control, he said.
“Two policemen sustained minor injuries during the incident but no information of train passengers getting injured in the stone-pelting has been received so far,” he said.
Around 15 protesters were arrested and legal action against them was initiated, Mishra said.