Ludhiana4 hours ago
The heat of opposition to the Agneepath scheme of the central government has also reached Punjab. Today, youths ransacked the railway station in Ludhiana. The youths arrived with sticks and iron rods. they first
The PCR van of the police was vandalized with sticks outside division number 5. After this, the protesters moved towards the Jagraon bridge and removed the barricade there.
By removing the barricade, the protesters took a fierce form and started vandalizing the police booth at the local airport. After some time, the protesters started vandalizing vehicles parked outside the railway station and then came inside and ransacked stalls and government offices.
Demolition done by youths at the entry gate of the railway.
Seeing the atmosphere, Rajneesh Tripathi, Senior DSC of Ferozepur Division, Police Commissioner Kaustubh Sharma reached. The police scanned the footage of the CCTV cameras installed at the railway station. Police took some youths into custody on the basis of CCTV. After this incident, the police surrounded the station from all sides.
Police officers and employees reached the spot.
The police commissioner has formed special teams in this matter. The arrested accused are being questioned as to how many other youths were with him. The attackers were scattered in the city by vandalizing the station. It is being told that the protesters are divided into different groups. The city of Ludhiana has been turned into a police cantonment. Force has been deployed at all religious and public places.
Throw the benches kept on the railway station for the people to sit on the track.
The protesters were chased by the police, lying down and beaten up
Some youths ran away after vandalizing the Ludhiana railway station, but some youths were caught by the police. The youths were beaten up by the police personnel lying on the platform. All the demonstrators had tied clothes on their faces so that they could not be identified. At the same time, for about two hours after the incident, the meeting of Police Commissioner Kaustubh Sharma with the higher officers of the GRP and RPF police station continued.
One of the protesters, who came to vandalize, was beaten up by a young man lying on the platform.
break the engine
Two engines were parked near the power cabin near the station platform. As soon as the protesters attacked the engine, railway workers standing nearby ran to the rescue. There was damage to railway property.
RPF officers fold their hands in front of protesters at Ludhiana railway station.
The youth were called after planning
Joint Commissioner of Police Ravcharan Brar said that the youths who have created ruckus in the city today are the youths who gave army papers. Today someone had called him here on a pretext. According to Ravcharan Brar, groups of these youth have been formed. Some in these groups have spoken like spoiling the atmosphere. The youths who have been detained by the police are being questioned as to who are in contact with them. The atmosphere of the city will not be allowed to deteriorate.
The windows of the train engine were broken by the attackers.
Flag march started in the city
After this big development in the city, the police has become alert. After this incident, the police have started taking out flag marches across the city. Sources say that the intelligence agency of the police had given input to the police last night itself that in the morning some protesters may spoil the atmosphere of the city. Despite having inputs, the police has proved to be a failure in this case.
Rolling Hut set on fire by protesters.
Rolling Hut set on fire
The attackers also stormed the rolling hut built on the down line in platform number 1. During this, some youths set the rolling hut on fire. Panic arose in the minds of the railway employees doing duty in the rolling hut. There is anger in the minds of the people against the police due to the public assault on the railway track.
17 trains canceled
On the other hand, Northern Railway has canceled a total of 17 trains mainly towards Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. These trains include 13258 Anand Vihar T.- Danapur Jansadharan Express, 22406 Anand Vihar T- Bhagalpur Garibrath Express, 20802 New Delhi-Islampur Magadh Express, 13484 Deli-Malda Town Farakka Express, 12802 New Delhi-Puri Purushottam Express, 15657 Delhi-Dibrugarh. Brahmaputra Mail, 14006 Anand Vihar T- Sitamarhi Lichchavi Express, 12562 New Delhi-Jayanagar SS Express, 02564 New Delhi-Saharsa Express, 12554 New Delhi-Saharsa Vaishali Express, 15622 Anand Vihar T- Kamakhya Express, 12312 Kalka-Howrah Mail, 13010 Yognagri Rishikesh-Howrah Express, 12370, Dehradun-Howrah Express, 13152 Jammu Tawi-Kolkata Express, 15654 Jammu Tawi-Guwahati Express and 14224 Varanasi-Rajgir Express.