‘We have found out about the role of 7-8 coaching centres through WhatsApp messages from those arrested,’ a top official in Patna said
Anti-Agnipath protesters torch a train in Bihar on 16 June, 2022. News18
Train services have been temporarily suspended in Bihar as violence over the Agnipath scheme continued for the fourth day.
According to NDTV, train services were stopped in Bihar till 8 pm on 18 June. They will again be suspended from 4 am to 8 pm on 19 June.
Bihar has seen one of the most violent incidents in the ongoing unrest which has gripped multiple states across the country.
Here’s a look at the situation in places where the protest by armed forces aspirants are taking place:
Bihar
A railway station and several police vehicles were torched by mobs.
Properties worth Rs 200 crore have been damaged and 50 coaches torched, a senior railway official told ANI.
Earlier, internet services were suspended in 12 districts of Bihar.
Coaching centres under scanner
The role of coaching centres is also being probed in connection with the unrest.
An official in Patna told ANI that the involvement of coaching centres was found during the questioning of those arrested.
“We are on complete alert. The people are being identified through video footage. We have found out about the role of 7-8 coaching centres through WhatsApp messages from those arrested. These messages were of provocative nature,” ANI quoted the District Magistrate of Patna Chandrashekhar Singh as saying.
With inputs from agencies
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