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Ink thrown at AISA chief Neha Bora in Jharkhand protest

Ink thrown at AISA chief Neha Bora in Jharkhand protest
‘We will write the future with ink’: AISA’s Neha Bora after Jharkhand protest ink attack · wionews.com

Many people in the Indian state of Jharkhand want government jobs, and they had to take big tests called the JPSC and JSSC exams.

They believe something was unfair about these tests, so they are asking the government to cancel them and hold new ones.

A group of students and job seekers started a protest on July 25.

On Friday, August 7, they were marching to the state Assembly building in the city of Ranchi.

During the march, a man named Amarnath Pandey suddenly threw ink at a leader named Neha Bora, who heads a student group called AISA.

Other people at the protest caught him and handed him to the police.

He said he did it because he thinks Bora is an 'anti-national' and supports a man named Umar Khalid.

Bora said she will not be scared by ink and believes the man was helped by a political party called the BJP, adding that he also threw ink on about 20 other women.

Some protesters are on a hunger strike, which means they are not eating, to make the government listen.

The state leader, Hemant Soren, said his government is ready to talk, but the students say they have not received an invitation.

Key facts

Incident
Ink thrown at AISA president Neha Bora during a protest march
Attacker
Amarnath Pandey (26), detained and being interrogated at Dhurwa police station; no FIR lodged
Location
Near Birsa Chowk, Ranchi, Jharkhand
Date
Friday, August 7, 2026
Protest began
July 25 under the JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch banner at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium
Demand
Cancellation of JPSC and JSSC CGL exams and an immediate re-examination schedule
Hunger strike
Six demonstrators on indefinite fast; five protesters joined JLKM leader Devendra Nath Mahto's strike
Attacker's claim
Called Bora 'anti-national' and a supporter of Umar Khalid

Quotes

Hatia DSP Neeraj Kumar

Police officer in Ranchi

“"I am not going to be scared by ink throwing, as I faced pellet-gun firing and baton charge during the Delhi protest. Do they think ink can suppress the anger of students and youth across the country?"”
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“"The man has been identified as Amarnath Pandey. He is being interrogated. No FIR has been lodged against him, as we have not received any formal complaint."”
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The assailant

Man who threw ink, accused of being a BJP‑aided goon

“I do not like Neha Bora because she supports Umar Khalid. They are all anti-nationals.”
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“Bora is a supporter of Umar Khalid. I don’t like her. She is an anti‑national.”
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Sources

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