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- Protesting student leader Devendra Nath Mahto said his health deteriorated after police used batons to disperse protesters
- CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke called police action ‘cruel and inhuman’
- Jharkhand unit of the BJP has called a statewide shutdown on Tuesday
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Skip next section Jharkhand student leader Mahto hospitalized after police use force08/11/2026August 11, 2026
Jharkhand student leader Mahto hospitalized after police use force
Student protest leader Devendra Nath Mahto was admitted to a hospital in the eastern state of Jharkhand after taking part in a march to the state legislature on Monday while on a nine-day hunger strike.
Police used tear gas, batons and water cannons to disperse the crowd of students marching toward the state assembly on Monday in state capital Ranchi.
The students are alleging irregularities in government recruitment exams.
Mahto said his health deteriorated after police used batons to disperse protesters outside the Legislative Assembly.
“At present, my treatment continues under the supervision of doctors,” he wrote on X.
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke also alleged that Mahto was injured by police batons and was experiencing chest pain.
“Be it Jantar Mantar or Jharkhand, such police brutality against students is cruel and inhuman,” Dipke wrote on X, alluding to the last month’s student protests that forced India’s education minister to resign.
Meanwhile, the Jharkhand unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused the Hemant Soren-led government of using excessive force, alleging hundreds of students were injured, and called a statewide shutdown on Tuesday.
Earlier on Sunday, the sixth round of talks between student protesters and the government failed to reach a breakthrough following which the protesters announced a march to the state Assembly.
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Shakeel Sobhan | Rob Turner Editor
Hello! This is Shakeel from DW’s New Delhi Studio bringing you the latest updates from across India.
The student protests in Jharkhand are showing no signs of abating as leader Devendra Nath Mahto was admitted to a hospital after participating in a march to the state legislature while on a nine-day hunger strike. On Monday, police used tear gas, batons and water cannon to disperse thousands of youth protesters.
Meanwhile, a US court on Monday dismissed a case against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, a close ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after the Trump administration decided to drop fraud and bribery allegations against him.
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