After a recent violent protest against the Central Government’s “Agnipath” Army recruitment scheme, the services of the Secunderabad Railway Station resumed with normalcy on the 18th of June.
On the 17th of June, the National Students Union of India (NSUI) and disappointed army aspirants of Telangana, staged a massive protest at the Secunderabad Railway Station. The protest intensified with stone pelting, burning of train bogies and buses, leading to death of a youth named Damodar Rakesh (24) and leaving 8 severely injured.
Furthermore, Mr. Abhay Kumar Gupta, the Divisional Railway Manager of Secunderabad Railway confirmed that the station witnessed a loss of Rs. 7 crore, due to the damages caused during the protest by students from across Telangana.
However, on Saturday, the Secunderabad Railway Authority confirmed normalcy and announced resumed services. The official of the South Central Railways said, the services were resumed late evening of the 17th of June, which started functioning normally on the 18th of June.
Mr. Sandeep Shandilya, the Additional Director General of Police (Railways) informed that the situation at Secunderabad station is peaceful and the police continue to deploy additional forces to prevent any untoward incident. ‘
Mr. Sandeep Shandilya further added, “Situation is normal at the station. We saw some problems at Mahabubnagar railway station. Overall, railway stations in Telangana are fine.”
Meanwhile, on the night of the 17th of June, Mr. K. Chandrashekar Rao, the Chief Minister of Telangana, announced an ex gratia of Rs. 25 lakh to the family of D. Rakesh, who lost his life after the Telangana Police opened fire, during yesterday’s protest. The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Government also announced a government job based on qualification to one of the family members of D. Rakesh.
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