Agnipath Scheme: 4 NSUI Members Arrested After Protest Before JP Nadda's House

Police said protesters wrapped two shorts on a stick, set them on fire, and threw them over the main gate.

As protests against the Union Defence Ministry's new Agnipath scheme grip the nation, the Delhi Police said in a statement that four people were arrested on Tuesday, 21 June, for protesting against the scheme in front of the residence of BJP president JP Nadda.

The four people arrested have been identified as Jagdeep Singh (30), Sarvottam Rana (25), Pranav Pandey (26), and Vishal (28). The police claimed that all four were members of the National Student Union of India (NSUI).

Sagar Preet Hooda, special commissioner of police (Law and Order Division, Zone-II) said that a fire incident was reported from the BJP chief's Moti Lal Nehru Marg residence.

Hooda added in the press note,

“After some time, the protesters became aggressive; they wrapped two khakhi shorts on a wooden stick and set them on fire. Thereafter, they threw the burning shorts over the security room and at the gate of the house but this attempt was thwarted by alert staff on duty.”