Jharkhand: Statehood Day venue turns into battleground

Ranchi | Thursday | 15th November, 2018

Summary:

A handful of hooligans among the para teachers left no stone unturned to spoil the Foundation Day celebration.Journalists, women and children no one was spared by the gun tottering security men. RANCHI: As Jharkhand entered into adulthood completing 18th year of separation from Bihar on Thursday, thousands of people came here under the baton of police at the main government programme venue at the Morhabadi ground. More than 1000 preventive arrests were made across the city since Thursday morning. Many were injured in the first series of Lathi Charge by the police administration.Sundar Kumar Lal, a protesting teacher suffered an injury on the head. The state education and literacy department had earlier issued a notification warning of strict action in case they take part in the protests in Ranchi on Thursday..