Bihar Police on Wednesday resorted to a lathi-charge after Bihar Staff Selection Commission (BSSC) aspirants gathered in Dak Bungalow Chauraha, Patna, and protested against the state government over allegations of a recent paper leak.

As per reports, the students protested against the clerk-level exams which were taken in two phases by the BSSC. The protestors said that the paper was leaked hours before the exam on various social media platforms. The examination was scheduled on December 23 and December 24.

The frustrated students took out the protest where they demanded the scrapping of the PT exam of BSSC CGL-3. The government job aspirants also asked for cancelling of all shift exams and then conducting fresh exams so as to make it fair for all.

Police resorted to lathi-charge after the protesting aspirants started “violence and vandalism”, according to a senior official. "They started violence and vandalism and to control it, (lathi-charge) was done. Some have been arrested. FIR will be registered against them, “news agency ANI quoted MS Khan, Special Executive Magistrate, Patna as saying.

The state commission cancelled the first phase of the recruitment exam on December 26 last year following a report submitted by the Bihar Police's economic offences unit (EOU) on question paper leak. Officials earlier nabbed an examinee over the fresh paper leak. 

After the paper leak, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said that an investigation has been launched into the matter. The Bihar CM also said that the probe into the leakage of questions during the first batch of the Bihar Staff Selection Commission (BSSC) has been progressing the right way. Meanwhile, the BJP has demanded an inquiry regarding the same. 

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