# India news: Jharkhand student leader hospitalized after police use force

https://mins.news/en/item/18806

- DW, 2026-08-11 07:14 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/india-news-jharkhand-student-leader-hospitalized-after-police-use-force/live-78314106?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto took part in a march toward the state Assembly while already on a nine-day hunger strike. Police used tear gas, batons and water cannons against the protesters. The CJP condemned the police action as “inhuman.” Mahto was hospitalized after the confrontation.

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