Ranchi, Aug. 15 -- Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto on Saturday alleged that police stopped him from leaving Ranchi's Sadar Hospital to join the Independence Day Tiranga Yatra carried out by student protestors. Mahto has been on an indefinite hunger strike since August 2 over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC).

He was admitted to Sadar Hospital after his health deteriorated during the Vidhan Sabha Gherao march on August 10, which turned chaotic after police lathicharged, used tear gas and water cannons against protesting students.

Mahto, also a Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha (JLKM) leader, alleged that po...