Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Ranchi court grants bail to man in ink attack on AISA president
Some students in Ranchi were walking to the state Assembly building to complain about problems with exam recruitment.
While they were marching, a man named Amarnath Pandey threw ink at Neha Bora, who is the president of a student group called AISA.
Police caught him right away, and later he was arrested.
A few days later, a court gave him bail, which lets him go free for now.
He had to give the court two promises, or bonds, of Rs 10,000 each.
The court also said he cannot say anything bad about Neha Bora on any platform.
The man said he did not like her because he believes she supports someone the government arrested, and he called her 'anti-national.'
The court said the case will continue, and until then he must follow the rules of his bail.
The Ranchi Civil Court on Tuesday granted bail to Amarnath Pandey, who threw ink at All India Students' Association (AISA) president Neha Bora.
Bail was granted after furnishing two bail bonds of Rs 10,000 each, on the condition that Pandey refrain from making any statement against Bora on any platform.
The incident occurred near Birsa Chowk on August 7 when AISA, AISF and other student organisations were marching to the Jharkhand Assembly to protest alleged irregularities in recruitment exams.
Pandey was detained immediately after throwing the ink and was arrested later; he was booked under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) based on the statement of AISA state secretary Santosh Kumar alias Trilokinath.
Pandey said he disliked Bora because he considers her a 'supporter of Umar Khalid and an anti-national'; Umar Khalid was arrested in September 2020 under UAPA over the February 2020 riots.
- Who
- Amarnath Pandey, the accused, and Neha Bora, president of the All India Students' Association (AISA).
- What
- Pandey was granted bail by the Ranchi Civil Court for throwing ink at Bora during a protest march.
- When
- Bail was granted on Tuesday, August 11; the ink-throwing occurred on August 7.
- Where
- Ranchi; near Birsa Chowk, with the bail order issued by the Ranchi Civil Court.
- Why
- Pandey said he disliked Bora because he considers her a 'supporter of Umar Khalid and an anti-national'; the march itself protested alleged irregularities in state recruitment exams.
Student organisations and AISA supporters
The accused, Amarnath Pandey
Ink attack during protest
Student organisations and AISA supporters
AISA, AISF and allied student bodies say the march was a peaceful protest against alleged irregularities in recruitment exams, making the ink attack an assault on their president.
The accused, Amarnath Pandey
Pandey said he does not like Bora because she is a 'supporter of Umar Khalid and an anti-national.'
- Court
- Ranchi Civil Court
- Accused
- Amarnath Pandey
- Victim
- Neha Bora, AISA president
- Date of incident
- August 7
- Place of incident
- Near Birsa Chowk, Ranchi
- Date of bail
- Tuesday, August 11
- Bail conditions
- Two bonds of Rs 10,000 each; no statements against Bora on any platform
- Legal basis
- Several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)
- Complaint based on
- Statement of AISA state secretary Santosh Kumar alias Trilokinath
