Palwal : Protests against the newly announced army recruitment scheme ‘Agnipath’ have taken a violent course as youths have taken to roads seeking withdrawal of the scheme.
Thousands of protestors have laid siege to Haryana’s Palwal city, attacking DC office and residence. The violent mob has injured cops and set police vehicles ablaze. Reports suggest that DC Yashpal Khatana also got injured amid the pandemonium, though there was no official confirmation.
Police have resorted to measures like lathi charge, aerial firing, tear gas to disperse the crowd, which proved to be ineffective to push the protesters back.
The protestors are on rampage as 5 police vehicle have been set on fire besides damages caused to public transport vehicles. The media centre has also been attacked and the mob is creating ruckus near the old court rest house.