Jharkhand student leader alleges police blocked him from Tiranga Yatra

Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto, on a hunger strike since August 2 over alleged recruitment exam irregularities, said police stopped him from leaving Ranchi's Sadar Hospital to join an Independence Day Tiranga Yatra. He claimed police jostled and assaulted him and his companions. Mahto vowed to remain seated outside his room until allowed to leave.