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Agnipath stir turns ugly in UP, 260 held so far

Lucknow, June 17 (UNI) As the protests against the Union government's newly-launched Agnipath scheme turned violent in Uttar Pradesh on Friday, with the agitated youth torching trains, railway station, buses and toll booth, police arrested 260 people for causing damage to public property and other charges under relevant sections of law.
The agitators further indulged in widespread arson, vandalism and stone-pelting, besides blocking several National Highways.
In a bid to disperse the mob, police used force, cane charged the protestors and fired tear gas shells at some places.
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