Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto on Saturday alleged that police stopped him from leaving Ranchi's Sadar Hospital to join the Independence Day Tiranga Yatra carried out by student protestors. Mahto has been on an indefinite hunger strike since August 2 over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC).

JLKM leader Devendra Mahto is seeking hospital discharge to rejoin a student protest. He has been on a hunger strike for eleven days over recruitment exam irregularities. Mahto…

J'khand exam row: Protesters accuse govt of withholding health info of Devendra Mahto to weaken stir