India, Aug. 11 -- The members of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) clashed with police on Tuesday as protests in Ranchi intensified a day after police lathi-charged students marching towards the Vidhan Sabha.

Several ABVP workers, who launched a march to the Jharkhand Assembly, were detained by police in the old Vidhan Sabha area. Some activists could be seen climbing onto police vans amid widespread chaos. ABVP protesters had planned gherao of the Jharkhand assembly.

The students have been protesting against the alleged irregularities in the recruitments exams held by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC).

Protesters have been demanding cancellation of the JSSC-Combined ...