Jharkhand Student Protests

The FIRs have been filed in connection with clashes that broke out between police and protesting job aspirants in Jharkhand’s Giridih and Hazaribag.

Petition seeks transfer of probe from state CID to CBI

The agitators had gathered to burn effigies of Chief Minister Hemant Soren and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, to protest against job exam 'anomalies'.

The student leaders alleged that the government failed to effectively defend its decision to cancel appointments through the 11th and 13th JPSC exams before the Jharkhand High Court.

Court issued the order while hearing the plea of the appointees.

Protest completed 26 days on Wednesday.

Student leaders said their core committee would meet on Wednesday to decide the future course of the protest.

With the latest arrests, the number of accused held in connection with the alleged recruitment examination irregularities has risen to 22.

Gupta was interrogated for several hours based on the evidence collected during the raid on Monday.

He called for stringent laws and reforms to monitor the examinations and restrict paper leaks.

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren's announcement to cancel the JSSC-CGL exam has raised questions over the future of at least 2,000 people who fear losing jobs they earned after clearing the test.

Government cancels JSSC-CGL and other recruitment exams as students continue protest over alleged irregularities.

Mahto said his struggle for examination reforms will continue, calling for monitoring and audits at every stage.