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, which is affiliated to the right wing Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), had planned gherao of the Jharkhand assembly. Further, BJP called for a statewide shutdown against police action on August 10.

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