An army job aspirant allegedly attempted suicide by consuming pesticide at his native Kothapally village in Station Ghanpur mandal of Jangaon district late on Tuesday evening fearing arrest by the police in connection with the Friday’s large-scale violence and arson by a mob of protesters at the Secunderabad railway station against the Centre’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme.
According to sources, Ajay, who allegedly took part in the anti-Agnipath protest on Friday, was apprehensive of arrest by the police, who are probing the case of vandalism.
He was rushed to a hospital in the district headquarters town and then referred to a super-speciality hospital in Warangal late on Tuesday night for better treatment. His condition is stated to be stable.
