Stone-pelting, lathi-charge, water cannons mark students’ protest over BPSC exams

The students, many of whom were carrying the tricolour in their hands, jostled with the police and broke through barricades at the Dak Bungalow crossing

Students gesture as police use water cannons to disperse them, during a protest demanding cancellation of a civil services recruitment examination over allegations of question paper leaks and other irregularities, in Patna, India, on Aug 25, 2026. (Photo: Reuters/Sonu Kishan) 25 Aug 2026 05:46PM (Updated: 25 Aug 2026 0

Indian police use water cannon at new protest over test paper leaks  Reuters

Bihar Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav wrote a letter to Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary regarding the ongoing BPSC examination row, urging him not to ignore the protesters' demands and engage in constructive dialogue to find an immediate resolution of the matter.

BPSC protest intensifies as students breach barricades, govt says issues resolvedNEW DELHI: Chaotic scenes unfolded in Bihar’s Patna on Tuesday as protesting students clashed with police during a massive protest over alleged irregularities in the 70th BPSC examination.The protest was met with a heavy police presence, w