Students and others protest in Jharkhand and attempt to burn effigies linked to Chief Minister Hemant Soren, leading to scuffles. In Ranchi, student protestors try to carry out a march and efforts to burn the effigy, while police and local party workers intervene, escalating into clashes.
Reports say similar incidents occur in other districts, including Hazaribag and Giridih, where JMM workers clash with students attempting to burn effigies of Hemant Soren. NDTV frames the incident as students alleging that police and JMM workers tried to stop a peaceful march. The Times of India describes the disruption as a scuffle involving students and police during the attempt to burn the effigy. The Hindu adds that protestors also target effigies connected to Rahul Gandhi and notes the clashes in multiple locations.
While the accounts differ in emphasis—who actively blocks whom and whether police or party workers are the main participants—all describe protest activity centered on burning Hemant Soren’s effigy and ensuing clashes in Jharkhand districts, particularly Ranchi, Hazaribag, and Giridih.
