3 FIRs filed against 28 named, 900 unnamed people over police-students clash in Jharkhand

Three criminal complaints have been lodged in Jharkhand over clashes between law enforcement and protesting job seekers in Giridih and Hazaribag districts, officials disclosed on Sunday. This follows the registration of three similar complaints in Ranchi, where 14 named and 200 unidentified individuals were accused of obstructing government operations and clashing with police.

In Giridih, two complaints were filed at the Town police station in relation to confrontations on Friday and Saturday, while a third was registered in Hazaribag for obstructing government work and allegedly assaulting police officers. The incidents began on Friday when hundreds of students protested against alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand recruitment exam, gathering at Gandhi Maidan to burn a mock effigy of Chief Minister Hemant Soren, leading to a scuffle with police.

In Hazaribag, an FIR was filed against 18 named suspects and 700 unnamed people at Korra police station for obstructing government work, assaulting policemen, and attempting to burn the same effigy on August 21, as per Hazaribag Sadar DSP Rupak Kumar Singh. The FIRs were registered based on applications from various officials, including Sadar CO Ashutosh Kumar in Giridih and ABVP activist Anish Rai in the same district.

Officer-in-charge of Giridih Town police station revealed that the first FIR was filed against JMM leaders and workers, with 11 named accused including the district president Sanjay Singh, and 20 unidentified individuals. The second Giridih FIR listed around 10 named accused and 200 unidentified people.