Ranchi, Aug. 11 -- Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), on Monday alleged that student leader Devendra Mahto was lathi-charged and injured by the Ranchi police before being moved to a hospital during his ongoing hunger strike.

In a post on social media platform X, Dipke shared details of his conversation with Mahto, who has been on a hunger strike for the past nine days to protest against alleged irregularities in state recruitment examinations.

"Spoke to Devendra Mahto, who has been on a hunger strike for the past 9 days. He told me that before being taken to the hospital, he was lathi-charged by the police and suffered injuries. He is also experiencing chest pain," Dipke stated.

The CJP founder expressed stron...