One Dead in India Unrest Over Military Hiring, Some Gatherings Banned

One Dead in India Unrest Over Military Hiring, Some Gatherings Banned
Demonstrators block a train as they protest against "Agnipath scheme" for recruiting personnel for armed forces in Jehanabad, Bihar, India, on June 16, 2022, in a still image obtained from a handout video. Ani/Handout via Reuters
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NEW DELHI—Authorities imposed restrictions on Friday on gatherings in a satellite city of India’s capital that is home to offices of several multinational firms, and one person was killed as protests against a new military recruitment process spread.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government unveiled the new recruitment system this week, called Agnipath or “path of fire” in Hindi, triggering turmoil with police firing into the air to break up stone-throwing crowds and the torching of railway infrastructure.