Police lathicharge injures 100 JPSC-JSSC aspirants in Ranchi

At least 100 student protesters were injured in a police lathicharge during a 'Vidhan Sabha gherao' march in Ranchi on Monday, according to injured protesters. The aspirants, demanding cancellation of the JSSC-CGL exam and a CBI probe into irregularities, had been on hunger strike for nine days. Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren defended the police action, citing restraint, while BJP criticized the government's handling.