Police use water cannons, tear gas as protesters attempt to reach state Assembly

Thousands of protesters marching to the Jharkhand assembly on Monday was met with police lathicharge and water cannons as they attempted to breach barricades (Source: Photo by Express Photos)

Jharkhand students are protesting widespread irregularities in JPSC and JSSC exams (Source: Photo by Express Photos)

Several protesters were injured after police used tear gas and lathi-charge to dispel the protesters, when they reached the final barricade near Jagannathpur Temple on the road to the new Assembly Complex (Source: Photo by Express Photos)

Fasting leader Devendra Nath Mahato joined protesters in an ambulance. The JLKM leader – who has lost 10.5 kg after fasting for nine days – carried a portrait of former chief minister Shibu Soren on August 10. (Source: Photo by Express Photos)

The march, which coincided with the 51st birthday of Chief Minister Hemant Soren, began from outside the old assembly building around 10.30 am as the protest over the recruitment exam irregularities entered the 17th day (Source: Photo by Express Photos)

As police used water cannons when the march reached Jagannathpur Temple, the demonstrators broke into dance, waving tricolours. But the situation soon escalated when the protesters attempted to march forward, prompting the police to baton charge (Source: Photo by Express Photos)

Failing to restrain the gathering, the police fired several rounds of tear gas shells when the protesters were about 200 meters away from the assembly (Source: Photo by Express Photos)

The JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch, which is spearheading the agitation, said it has deployed around 500 volunteers to prevent anti-social elements from joining the march (Source: Photo by Express Photos)

State CID arrested former JPSC chairperson L Khiangte in connection with alleged irregularities in the recruitment examinations, a top official of the state probe agency said (Source: Photo by Express Photos)

Khiangte, who was appointed as Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) chairperson in February last year after he retired as the state’s chief secretary, tendered his resignation on July 22 (Source: Photo by Express Photos)