India, Aug. 11 -- The agitation by students over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment exams escalated on Monday, with the police using water cannons and lathi-charging protesters to prevent a march to the assembly, even as the ED launched a money laundering probe into the "anomalies".

The Jharkhand CID also arrested former JPSC chairperson L Khiangte in connection with the alleged irregularities in the recruitment examinations, a top official of the state probe agency said.

Clashes between the protesters and police personnel took place in state capital Ranchi during the day, after thousands of job aspirants breached multiple barricades while marching towards the assembly, where the monsoon session was underway, officials said...