{"id":8515,"date":"2026-08-04T10:23:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T10:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=8515"},"modified":"2026-08-04T10:23:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T10:23:58","slug":"many-friends-yet-to-return-patna-students-restart-protest-over-neet-stir-crackdown-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=8515","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Many friends yet to return&#8217;: Patna students restart protest over NEET stir crackdown | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132855592,imgsize-79840,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/132855592.jpg\" alt=\"'Many friends yet to return': Patna students restart protest over NEET stir crackdown\" title=\"The protesters gathered at Gandhi Maidan before marching towards the CM's residence.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The protesters gathered at Gandhi Maidan before marching towards the CM's residence.\">The protesters gathered at Gandhi Maidan before marching towards the CM&#8217;s residence.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Hundreds of students and youth activists took to the streets in Patna on Tuesday, accusing the Bihar government of failing to honour its promise to release students arrested during last month&#8217;s NEET paper leak protests.<!-- --> Police used water cannons to disperse the march after demonstrators tried to reach chief minister Samrat Choudhary&#8217;s residence.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>The protesters, carrying flags of organisations including the NSUI, AISF and DYFI, gathered at Gandhi Maidan before marching towards the chief minister&#8217;s residence. Police stopped them at barricades near the Income Tax roundabout, around two kilometres from the destination.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>The demonstrators demanded the immediate release of all students still in jail and the withdrawal of criminal cases registered against those arrested during the statewide agitation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>&#8220;We want a verified list of those who have been released from jail and those who are still behind bars after being arrested during the protests,&#8221; one of the protesters told news agency PTI.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3><b>What happened during last month&#8217;s band<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Nearly 600 people were detained by Bihar Police during last month&#8217;s bandh called to demand the resignation of the then Union ducation minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the alleged NEET paper leak.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Police later released around half of those detained after determining that they were minors, while the remaining protesters were sent to jail.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>The state Home Department had subsequently announced that all criminal cases against the students would be withdrawn and those lodged in jail would be released. The assurance came after a delegation led by AISA president Neha met Director General of Police Vinay Kumar.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>However, the protesters alleged that the government&#8217;s promise remained unfulfilled.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>&#8220;Many of our friends are yet to return home. The police are lying. <!-- -->We are worried about our friends,&#8221; another protester shouted at Gandhi Maidan.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>A student activist from Siwan also alleged excessive use of force during the earlier protests.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>&#8220;I come from the district where a police personnel had fired at students from an AK-47 rifle. The constable has been suspended, but we also seek action against the SP, who is responsible for making his subordinates trigger-happy,&#8221; the activist said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>Independent Purnea MP Pappu Yadav and Bihar Congress president Rajesh Ram joined the demonstration. Ram was among a few opposition leaders who were taken away by police after water cannons were deployed.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>Sub-Divisional Police Officer Amarendra Kumar Jha said the police acted only after protesters attempted to enter a restricted area.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/>&#8220;We have not detained anyone but only helped a delegation, picked up from among the protesters, appear before a competent authority for presenting their grievances,&#8221; he said.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/many-friends-yet-to-return-patna-students-protest-against-neet-stir-crackdown\/articleshow\/132855592.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The protesters gathered at Gandhi Maidan before marching towards the CM&#8217;s residence. 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