Watch video: Police beat protesting students in Bihar after scuffle

Dalit students from various colleges in Bihar protest over scholarship scam in Patna. However, police baton charge protesters as they got a bit violent

Dalit students from various colleges in Bihar protest over scholarship scam in Patna. However, police baton charge protesters as they got a bit violent.

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#WATCH Dalit students from various colleges in Bihar protest over scholarship scam, police baton charge protestershttps://t.co/9Hmg8fMQKL

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Dalit students from various colleges in Bihar on Wednesday protested over scholarship scam in Patna. However, police baton charged protesting students after a minor scuffle.

Earlier this year, Nitish Kumar government landed in controversy as a scholarship scam surfaced in Nawada district of Bihar. Of the total of 60 students given scholarships in 2015 for the session 2012-13, only one was found genuine in a probe conducted by the district administration.

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