The Jharkhand Police have registered an FIR against 300 unidentified individuals for breaching orders banning public gatherings, damaging government property, and attacking police personnel during a student protest on Monday. The protests were part of an ongoing agitation against alleged irregularities in competitive examinations conducted for state government jobs.
On Thursday, the Jharkhand Police filed a first information report (FIR) against 300 unidentified persons for disrupting the peaceful march and attacking police personnel during the student protest in Ranchi. The protest was part of an ongoing agitation against alleged irregularities in competitive examinations conducted for state government jobs, according to PTI. Ranchi Superintendent of Police Paras Rana told PTI that the FIR has been registered 'for disrupting the peaceful march' and for attacking police personnel during the demonstration. The unidentified persons have also been booked for damaging government property during the protest. The police are attempting to identify the individuals through video footage, as stated by Hatia Sub-Divisional Police Officer Neeraj Kumar.
The protests in Jharkhand began on July 25 and have continued since, with protesters holding a sit-in at Ranchi’s Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium. On Monday, thousands of students marched towards the Assembly as part of their protest. Several protesters were injured after police lathi-charged them and fired tear gas. Despite these actions, protesters managed to breach several barricades and reach the Assembly premises, although the House had already been adjourned for the day.
The protesters have demanded the cancellation of the 14th Jharkhand Public Service Commission Combined Preliminary Test held on April 19. They have also sought an inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate into alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission. On Sunday, the Jharkhand government agreed to cancel three examinations, including the Jharkhand Public Service Commission Combined Civil Services. However, students have continued their protest, demanding that the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission-Combined Graduate Level examination also be cancelled and that the CBI look into all state public commission tests.
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