Priors
Protests against the Agnipath military recruitment scheme, June 2022

Firing

17 Jun 2022

In power
BRS — Telangana
Acted
Police, Telangana

Police opened fire on protesters at Secunderabad railway station in Telangana after protesters vandalised the station and set train coaches on fire. One person, Damera (Damira) Rakesh from Warangal district, died; Gandhi Hospital's superintendent said 13 people were brought to the hospital. Reports differ on which force fired: The Indian Express reported that Telangana police allegedly opened fire, while The Hindu reported that the station manager's complaint, on which the Secunderabad Railway Police registered a case, said police opened fire on the legs in self-defence to stop protesters setting fire to locomotives. Reports give Rakesh's age as 24 (The Indian Express) and 18 (The News Minute). [1][2][3][4][5][6]

  • 1 people killed, said Gandhi Hospital superintendent Raja Rao (quoted by The Indian Express) [3]
  • 13 people brought to Gandhi Hospital, including the dead man, said Gandhi Hospital superintendent Raja Rao (quoted by ANI, via Scroll) [1]
  • at least 10 rounds fired by police, said The Indian Express ('reportedly') [3]
  • at least 15 rounds fired by police, said The Hindu ('preliminary reports') [4]
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The same action under other governments

For each party in power, its most recent firing in another entry. Chosen by this rule, not by hand.

  1. 2025Ladakh statehood protests and Sonam Wangchuk's detention, 2024-2026In power: BJP — Ladakh Police
  2. 2018Thoothukudi anti-Sterlite protest and police firing, May 2018In power: AIADMK — Tamil Nadu
  3. 2007Singur and Nandigram land acquisition protestsIn power: CPI(M) — West Bengal
  4. 2006Kalinganagar police firingIn power: BJD — Odisha
  5. 1990Anti-Mandal agitation, 1990In power: Janata Dal — Odisha, Bihar, Delhi Police
  6. 1976JP movement and the Emergency, 1975-1977In power: INC — Uttar Pradesh

Sources

  1. 1Agnipath protests: One dead in Secunderabad, five trains set ablaze in three statesScroll.in, 17 Jun 2022T5 SecondaryArchived 17 Jun 2022
  2. 2Agnipath scheme: Home, defence ministries announce 10% job quota for recruits as protests continueScroll.in, 18 Jun 2022T5 SecondaryArchived 18 Jun 2022
  3. 3Agnipath protests: One dead, several injured amid violence and arson at Secunderabad railway stationThe Indian Express, Sreenivas Janyala and Rahul V Pisharody, 17 Jun 2022T4 ReportArchived 17 Jun 2022
  4. 4Agnipath protests | Police fire in air to quell protests at Secunderabad station, three injuredThe Hindu, Ravi Reddy, B. Pradeep and Syed Mohammed, 17 Jun 2022T4 ReportArchived 17 Jun 2022
  5. 5How anti-agnipath violence unfolded in the Secunderabad Rly stationThe News Minute, Charan Teja, 17 Jun 2022T4 ReportArchived 17 Jun 2022
  6. 6Secunderabad Railway Police invoke 14 charges against protestorsThe Hindu, 18 Jun 2022T5 SecondaryArchived 18 Jun 2022