India, Oct. 9 -- Pune city police on Friday registered a case against 15 Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) protesters and others for allegedly continuing their agitation near SM Joshi Bridge in Navi Peth despite the cancellation of permission and repeated directions to vacate the site.

The FIR was registered at Vishrambaug police station on charges including unlawful assembly, obstruction of traffic, disobedience of police orders and public nuisance.

The action follows the police's decision on Thursday to deny permission for the agitation, which continued despite the cancellation of an earlier authorisation. The development comes amid an ongoing standoff over the students' demands, even after a delegation met chief minister D...