Archive · 14 Aug 2026
Jharkhand police file FIR against 300 unnamed over assembly march
Jharkhand is a state in India.
People who wanted government jobs were upset because they thought the recruitment exams were not fair.
So they marched to the state assembly building on August 10 to complain.
During the march, there were clashes with police.
Fourteen police officers were hurt.
Police say some marchers broke rules, damaged government property, and attacked police officers.
Because of this, police filed an official complaint called an FIR.
The complaint names 300 people, but their names are not known yet.
Police are watching video recordings to figure out who they are.
No one has been arrested so far.
Ranchi police registered an FIR against 300 unnamed people over the August 10 march to the Jharkhand assembly.
The case was registered for violating prohibitory orders, causing damage to government property, and attacking police personnel.
The protest was by job aspirants over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations in the state.
Fourteen police personnel were injured in clashes, and police used batons, water cannons, and tear gas shells to disperse protesters.
No arrests have been made, and authorities are scanning video and CCTV footage to identify the accused.
- Who
- Ranchi police, led by SP Paras Rana, and 300 unnamed protesters (job aspirants) who marched to the assembly.
- What
- An FIR was registered against 300 unnamed people in connection with the August 10 march to the Jharkhand assembly over alleged recruitment examination irregularities.
- When
- The FIR was registered on Thursday, August 13; the march took place on August 10, and demonstrations have been ongoing for about 20 days.
- Where
- Ranchi, Jharkhand, India; the FIR was filed at the Vidhan Sabha police station.
- Why
- The marchers allegedly violated prohibitory orders, damaged government property, and attacked police personnel during the protest over alleged exam irregularities.
Job aspirants / protesters
Police / administration
Nature of the march
Job aspirants / protesters
Job aspirants demonstrated for about 20 days over alleged recruitment examination irregularities, with administration officials describing the students' protests as 'peaceful' before disruption.
Police / administration
Police filed an FIR against 300 'unknown miscreants' for disrupting the march, violating prohibitory orders, damaging government property, and attacking police personnel.
Responsibility for the clashes
Job aspirants / protesters
Protesters were dispersed with batons, water cannons, and tear gas shells during the march to the assembly.
Police / administration
Protesters clashed with police, leaving 14 police personnel injured, and the protests violated prohibitory orders imposed around the assembly.
- Event
- Police FIR over protest march to Jharkhand assembly
- Number of accused
- 300 unnamed people
- March date
- August 10
- FIR date
- Thursday, August 13
- Location
- Ranchi, Jharkhand (Vidhan Sabha police station)
- Grounds for FIR
- Violating prohibitory orders, causing damage to government property, attacking police personnel
- Police personnel injured
- 14
- Context
- Alleged recruitment examination irregularities; about 20 days of demonstrations
