Ranchi: Clash between State police & contractual police personnel, 15 injured

State police clashed with contractual police personnel protesting in Ranchi.

Police baton-charged contractual personnel protesting over regularization of jobs.

Protests have been happening in various parts of the state for last six days.

Police had to fire tear gas to disperse the crowd gathering near cm residence.

Protesters broke barricading and pelted stones at the state police.

Jharkhand cm Hemant Soren said the matter will be investigated.

"We are affirmative regarding assistant police personnel.

We still have to investigate why personnel were lathi-charged.

Assistant police can keep their demands in a democracy.

Government will not compromise on any illegal steps," Jharkhand Chief Minister, Hemant Soren, said.