Ranchi, Aug. 11 -- Amid "rumours" that senior officials had arrived to detain protesters, Ranchi Superintendent of Police (SP) Paras Rana said on Wednesday that the officials had not come to the protest site to detain anyone. However, student leader Piyush Kumar alleged that senior police and administrative officials had asked students on hunger strike to "call off" their protest.

The exchange took place at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium, where JPSC-JSSC aspirants have been protesting over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations. The aspirants are demanding cancellation of the JSSC-CGL examination, a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into alleged irregularities and comprehensive reforms in the recruitment process.

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