Over 900 people face FIRs following clashes during Jharkhand protests

Three FIRs have been registered against 39 named people and more than 900 unidentified people following clashes during protests by job aspirants in Jharkhand’s Giridih and Hazaribag, officials said on Sunday.

The protests over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations turned violent when demonstrators attempted to burn effigies of Chief Minister Hemant Soren.

The cases come a day after Ranchi police registered three FIRs against 14 named and 200 unidentified people for allegedly obstructing government work and clashing with police.

In Hazaribag, Korra police registered an FIR against 18 named people and 700 unidentified people over violence during an attempt to burn Soren’s effigy on



August 21.

Hazaribag Sadar DSP Rupak Kumar Singh said the case was registered based on a complaint by Sadar Circle Officer Ashutosh Kumar.

Eight police personnel were injured in the clash, Korra police station officer-in-charge Nemdhari Rajak said. They included four sub-inspectors serving as officers-in-charge of the Korra, Lohsinghna, Sadar and Bada Bazar police stations.

The accused have been booked under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita relating to assault on police personnel, obstruction of public servants and unlawful assembly.

No arrests or detentions have been made so far. Police are examining CCTV recordings and other video footage to identify those involved.