Jharkhand Police & Assistant Police Clash Patience of the assistant police personnel who were agitating for the demand for confirmation at Ranchi’s Morabadi ground broke on Friday. Angry over the barricading being carried out outside the ground, the police and assistant police personnel clashed. During this time many barricades were uprooted.
In 2017, they were appointed on a contractual basis with the assurance that their jobs will be regularised if their performance is found satisfactory. According to them, the said period is over but the government has not taken any step for renewal of their contract
After the protesters became violent, the police released tear gas shells and also lathi-charged. SP Saurabh of Ranchi said that the assistant policemen performing the protest turned violent. They broke barricades and started pelting stones. The police administration was then forced to take action. During this time 10 people and 5-6 protesters of our police department have been injured.
“Assistant police personnel who were agitating here became violent, broke barricading and started stone-pelting. So, we took preventive actions. 12 people from police and 5-6 from their (protesters) side are injured,” Saurabh, Superintendent of Police told ANI.
Seeing the situation uncontrolled, the police lathi charged.
Assistant police personnel were going to the Chief Minister’s residence with their demand. The policemen then lathi-charged as soon as they came out of Morabadi Maidan. It is worth noting that for the past 1 week, the assistant police personnel have been agitating for the demand of confirmation. More than two dozen assistant policemen have been injured in this incident due to stone pelting. The injured are being taken to Rims by ambulance and other police vehicles.
