Archive · 10 Aug 2026
Tear gas fired on students as protesters near Jharkhand Assembly
In a part of India called Jharkhand, some students were very unhappy.
They thought the tests for getting government jobs were not fair.
So they marched to the big government building, called the Assembly, to complain.
The police tried to stop them with barriers.
Some students pushed through the barriers, so the police used water cannons and tear gas.
Tear gas makes your eyes sting, and a water cannon shoots a very strong stream of water.
A police officer said that most of the students were peaceful, but about ten out of every hundred were throwing stones.
The police also said they fired two smoke grenades that were not real, just to scare people away.
The students said they will keep protesting until their demands are met.
They just want the job tests to be fair and honest.
Police fired tear gas shells, carried out a lathi charge and deployed water cannons after students breached barricades and closed in on the Jharkhand Assembly premises in Ranchi.
Students were protesting alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations and demanding greater transparency, accountability and fairness in the recruitment process.
Ranchi City SP Paras Rana said about 90 per cent of students were peaceful but around 10 per cent of the crowd was unwilling to listen and resorting to violence, including stone-pelting.
Police said they deliberately fired two dummy smoke grenades in the stone-pelting area to create a psychological effect and move protesters away.
Protesters said their agitation will continue until their demands are addressed and concrete action is taken against those responsible for the irregularities.
Some protesters were seen dancing and raising slogans even as water cannons were directed at them.
- Who
- Students protesting alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations, and police led by Ranchi City SP Paras Rana.
- What
- Police fired tear gas, carried out a lathi charge and deployed water cannons after students breached barricades and marched towards the Jharkhand Assembly premises.
- When
- Not specified in the articles.
- Where
- Ranchi, near the Jharkhand Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) premises.
- Why
- Students were demanding greater transparency, accountability and fairness in the recruitment process and concrete action against those responsible for the irregularities.
Protesters
Police
Conduct of the protest
Protesters
Students say the protest is led by aspirants seeking transparency, accountability and fairness, and their agitation will continue until demands are addressed and action is taken against those responsible for irregularities.
Police
Police say about 10 per cent of the crowd is unwilling to listen and is resorting to violence and stone-pelting, so they had to use mild force, tear gas, water cannons and smoke grenades.
Who is responsible for the escalation
Protesters
Organisers have repeatedly appealed to people to remain peaceful, and the protest was earlier largely peaceful.
Police
Ranchi City SP Paras Rana said the protest has gone out of the hands of its organisers after some protesters breached multiple barricades and continued marching towards the Assembly.
- Location
- Ranchi, Jharkhand (India)
- Target of protest
- Jharkhand Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) premises
- Protest reason
- Alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations
- Police actions
- Tear gas shells, lathi charge, water cannons, two dummy smoke grenades
- Key official
- Ranchi City SP Paras Rana
- Student makeup per police
- About 90% peaceful, around 10% violent
- Protest platforms mentioned
- JPSC Reform Manch and Nyay Manch
- Protesters' demand
- Action against those responsible for irregularities; agitation to continue