INDIA-ARMY/RECRUITMENT VIOLENCE Six injured after rampage at Indian army recruitment rally

Record ID: 1372013

  • Title: INDIA-ARMY/RECRUITMENT VIOLENCE Six injured after rampage at Indian army recruitment rally
  • Date: 12th November 2014
  • Summary: GWALIOR, INDIA (NOVEMBER 12, 2014) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (ANI - NO ACCESS BBC) VARIOUS OF CANDIDATES AT ARMY RECRUITMENT RALLY SHOUTING VARIOUS OF VEHICLES BURNING / CANDIDATES SHOUTING POLICE FIRING TEAR GAS (AUDIO OF CANDIDATES SHOUTING) POLICE TALKING / WALKING AWAY CANDIDATES THROWING SMALL ROCKS / VEHICLES BURNING POLICE OFFICIAL TALKING ON RADIO / POLICE WALKING POLICE WALKING ON ROAD POLICE OFFICIAL ADDRESSING THE CANDIDATES VARIOUS OF DAMAGED VEHICLES AND MOTORBIKES PILE OF WOOD BURNING VEHICLE ON FIRE (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE (SSP), SANTOSH SINGH, SAYING: "The management was unable to handle the huge crowd of candidates, so they decided to cancel the recruitment rally following after which candidates went on a rampage. Administration had difficult time controlling the mob. We are trying to send back the candidates to their respective places." POLICE STANDING ON THE ROAD POLICE OFFICER STOPPING A CANDIDATE / PULLING CANDIDATE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD POLICE WALKING ON THE STREET CANDIDATES RUNNING DOWN THE ROAD VARIOUS OF A TORCHED BUS
  • Embargoed: 28th November 2014 07:59
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  • Location: India
  • Country: India
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVAGWYWPW913H9O8BSCL4X9ZDJ5
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: At least six people were injured in a rampage which broke out after Indian army recruitment camp was cancelled on Wednesday (November 12) according to local reports.
    People in the city of Gwalior, in the country's central Madhya Pradesh state, vandalised shops and set cars alight, saying there were irregularities in the selection.
    Police used tear gas and baton charged to disperse the crowds.
    A senior police official said that management had struggled with the large turnout of people and so cancelled the rally.
    "The management was unable to handle the huge crowd of candidates, so they decided to cancel the recruitment rally after which candidates went on a rampage. Administration had difficult time controlling the mob. We are trying to send back the candidates to their respective places," said Senior Superintendent of the Police (SSP) Santosh Singh.
    Nearly 15,000 candidates from nearby districts turned up on Wednesday morning for the rally held at the local fair ground.


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