India, July 24 -- Protests demanding government accountability over recent competitive examination paper leaks continued in Mumbai on Thursday, with scores of students and youngsters gathering at Shivaji Park, Mankhurd, Kalina and Ghatkopar, in defiance of criminal action initiated by the police, including registration of at least 16 first information reports (FIRs) and issuance of notices.

At Shivaji Park, the epicenter of recent protests in the city against paper leaks, students began trickling in around 1pm, but were detained or shooed away by the police. The numbers started swelling around 4pm, when nearly 200 youngsters, some accompanied by their parents, flocked the venue carrying placards and raising slogans. The police swung into...