JLKM leader Devendra Nath Mahto hospitalised after 9-day hunger strike

JLKM leader Devendra Nath Mahto was hospitalised after his health deteriorated following a march by protesting students. Mahto has been on a hunger strike for nine days, alleging irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment examinations.

JLKM leader Devendra Nath Mahto, who has been on a hunger strike for nine days over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment examinations, was admitted to a hospital here as his health condition deteriorated.

Several agitators and four policemen were injured during a clash near the Jharkhand assembly on Monday, as police used water cannons, tear gas and lathi-charged job aspirants protesting against the alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations, officials said. Pankaj Kumar, an aide of Mahto who was with him in the