According to Superintendent of Police (City) Sweety Sahrawat, the protesting students pushed the cops after which they used water cannon on them
The BPSC aspirants, who were joined by Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor, were demanding a re-exam for the 70th prelims exam
Examination Controller Rajesh Kumar Singh said that the allegations of the paper leak are baseless and are not supported by any evidence
The protesting students in Patna are demanding the cancellation of the Integrated Combined (Preliminary) Competitive Examination (CCE) 2024 conducted by the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) on December 13
The district police has registered an FIR against 21 known persons, including Prashant Kishore, his party president Manoj Bharti, city-based tutor Ramanshu Mishra and 600-700 unknown persons for organising a gathering of students at Gandhi Maidan even after denial of permission by the authorities
Police also arrested two Patna-based tutors, Ramanshu Mishra and Rohan Anand, on charges of instigating students, said a top police officer of Patna district. "Both are out on conditional bail and are undergoing treatment as they are not well", an officer said
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