Ex-JPSC chairperson arrested amid student protests over alleged irregularities
Jharkhand CID arrested former JPSC chairperson L Khiangte for alleged recruitment exam irregularities. Protesters marched towards the state assembly demanding reforms and an independent probe. Police used water cannons and baton-charged demonstrators who breached barricades. The agitation entered its 17th day with protesters seeking CBI or retired judge investigation. Authorities imposed…
Former Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) chairperson L Khiangte was arrested by Jharkhand CID on Monday, amid ongoing student protests over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations. The arrest coincided with the 17th day of the agitation, with protesters marching towards the state assembly, currently in session, and attempting to breach multiple barricades despite a heavy security deployment.
The protesters, primarily students, claimed they were injured by police action, alleging that the government used batons against them. The protests began outside the old Assembly building at around 10.30am, coinciding with Chief Minister Hemant Soren's 51st birthday. The protesters are demanding comprehensive reforms in the JPSC and JSSC, cancellation of several recruitment examinations, and an independent probe into alleged irregularities.
Authorities have imposed prohibitory orders and deployed over 1,500 personnel along the nearly 4km route to the Assembly.
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