贾坎德邦警方于8月10日使用水炮驱散试图突破防线的学生抗议者[1][2]。这次冲突发生在州议会前，抗议者聚集于此，对政府招聘考试中的舞弊嫌疑提出质询[1][2]。学生运动始于7月25日，示威者在兰契的Jaipal Singh Munda体育场驻扎，要求取消争议性的JPSC和JSSC-CGL招聘考试，并呼吁中央调查局进行犯罪调查[2]。
政府已采取部分措施回应抗议，包括暂停今年的JPSC考试和三名委员会成员的辞职[2]。然而，抗议者认为这些行动不足以满足其诉求[2]。至少有六名抗议者参加绝食，其中40岁的Rahul Kranti因健康恶化被送入重症监护[2]。第六轮政府与抗议者谈判于周日失败[1]。前贾坎德邦公务员委员会主席L Khiangte因涉嫌招聘考试违规于周一被逮捕[1]。首席部长Hemant Soren表示"解决问题需要对话，而不是警棍和枪支"[2]，当局同时限制8月12日前在议会周围750米范围内的抗议活动[2]。
这场运动受到新德里Cockroach Janta Party学生抗议的启发，后者导致印度教育部长Dharmendra Pradhan辞职[2]。参加此次抗议活动的女性正面临严重的在线骚扰、虚假和AI操纵的图像、人肉搜索和威胁[1]。右翼评论员TG Mohandas因在YouTube频道Pathrika上发表关于女性抗议者的言论在喀拉拉邦被逮捕，其言论称抗议可能导致轮奸[1]。模特Rhiya Ahir表示收到包括"我们会从中间撕裂你"的死亡威胁[1]。
Police in Jharkhand used water cannons to disperse thousands of student protesters who gathered at the state legislature on August 10, demanding action against alleged irregularities in government recruitment examinations.[1][2] The demonstration, which began on July 25, centers on widespread concerns about fraud in the recruitment process, with protesters calling for a federal investigation, cancellation of disputed exams, and greater transparency in hiring procedures.[2] The confrontation occurred as authorities attempted to prevent demonstrators from breaching security cordons around the legislative assembly.[2]
The state government has made partial concessions, agreeing to suspend this year's controversial JPSC examination and accepting the resignations of three committee members.[2] However, protesters argue these measures are insufficient, demanding that the JSSC-CGL examination also be cancelled and that the Central Bureau of Investigation conduct a criminal inquiry.[2] At least six protesters have undertaken indefinite fasts, including one 40-year-old demonstrator named Rahul Kranti who was admitted to intensive care due to deteriorating health.[2] Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto has been on an unlimited hunger strike since August 2.[1] Negotiations between the government and protesters reached their sixth round on Sunday but ended in failure, with students maintaining their accusations of exam irregularities.[1]
Chief Minister Hemant Soren stated that "solving the problem requires dialogue, not batons and guns," signaling the government's preference for negotiations.[2] Authorities have imposed restrictions limiting protests within 750 meters of the legislature until August 12.[2] The Jharkhand movement has drawn inspiration from student-led demonstrations in New Delhi, which resulted in the resignation of India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.[2]
Separately, right-wing commentator TG Mohandas was arrested in Kerala for remarks he made on his YouTube channel Pathrika regarding female protesters, in which he allegedly suggested protests could lead to gang rape and claimed that women protesters "like being raped."[1] Female participants in the protest movement, including model Rhiya Ahir, have faced serious online harassment, false and AI-manipulated images, doxxing, and death threats, with Ahir reporting threats stating "we will tear you from the middle."[1] Former Jharkhand Public Service Commission chairman L Khiangte was arrested on Monday on suspicion of involvement in the recruitment examination irregularities.[1]