Agnipath protests: ₹3 lakh looted from a ticket counter in Bihar's Arrah

Cash worth ₹3 lakh was looted from a ticket counter at Bihiya railway station in Arrah amid protests against Agnipath, Modi government's new recruitment plan for the country's armed forces.

People working at the counter told news agency ANI that they were giving tickets to passengers when suddenly a huge crowd gathered and started pelting stones. The mob set the counter ablaze and looted ₹3 lakh.

Protests against the short-term service recruitment plan has turned violent in several states across the country with one man reported to have lost his life in police firing.

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Angry mobs resorted to arson and vandalism, setting trains and public property on fire.

Orders banning gathering of 5 or more people have been imposed in several places along with suspension of mobile internet.