Three FIRs filed against 28 named, 900 unnamed people over police-students clash in Giridih, Hazaribag

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JPSC JSSC Reform Manch members, supporters and students stage a protest against government in Ranchi on August 21, 2026. File | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap

Three FIRs have been lodged against 28 named and more than 900 unnamed people in connection with clashes that broke out between police and protesting job aspirants in Jharkhand’s Giridih and Hazaribag, officials said on Sunday (August 23, 2026).

The development comes a day after three FIRs were registered at Ranchi’s Kotwali police station against 14 named and 200 unidentified people for allegedly obstructing government work and clashing with the police .

In Giridih, two FIRs were filed at the Town police station in connection with clashes on Friday (August 21) and Saturday (August 22), while another FIR was lodged in Hazaribag for allegedly obstructing government work and assaulting police personnel, the officials said.

On Friday (August 21), thousands of students protesting against alleged Jharkhand recruitment exam irregularities had gathered at the Gandhi Maidan to burn an effigy of Chief Minister Hemant Soren, where a scuffle between the protesters and the police took place.

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