Jharkhand, Aug. 15 -- Devendra Mahto, the Jharkhand student leader on an indefinite hunger strike, was allegedly stopped from participating in the Tiranga Rally on Saturday, August 15, on the occasion of India's 80th Independence Day being celebrated at the Jaipal Munda Stadium in Ranchi.

A video of a skirmish between him and police officials as he tried to leave the Sadar Hospital emerged on social media. His Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha (JLKM) colleagues are seen requesting the officials to free him.

Mahto sustained injuries on his chest. According to several reports, he was detained.

Devendra Mahto has been on an indefinite hunger strike since August 2, protesting against the alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Public ...