Ranchi, Aug. 11 -- BJP workers blocked Ratu Road in Ranchi during the state-wide Jharkhand Bandh on Tuesday amid the ongoing JPSC-JSSC protest in the state.

Later, the Jharkhand Police intervened to stop the BJP workers from blocking the road.

The BJP's call for a shutdown follows Monday's massive protest by JPSC and JSSC aspirants in Ranchi, which ended with a night of alleged police brutality and a heavy lathi charge between students and security forces near the Legislative Assembly.

Speaking to ANI, Union MoS Sanjay Seth asserted that today, the entire Jharkhand is "shut".

"Today, the entire Jharkhand is shut. The police committed brutality; there was a lathi charge, and tear gas was fired. Water cannons were used; daughters were b...