Ranchi police had to use mild force against assistant police personnel protesting in support of their demands of job regularisation, increase in salary and other benefits near Soochna Bhawan here on Friday.

As per their plan to gherao the CM residence on Friday about 200 assistant police personnel broke the police barricading and reached near Soochna Bhawan. During this, a clash broke out between the police and the assistant policemen. A Police vehicle was vandalized in the clash.

At Soochna Bhawan police lathicharged on the protesting mob that was not ready to listen to the authorities. Several protestors were said to be injured in the clash while the police were continuously trying to control them. The agitators sat on the road and blocked it. However, on the assurance that their demands will be put before the CM, they returned to Morhabadi ground where they are camping for the past 15 days.

Earlier in the day, talks were held between the assistant policemen and the government, where a proposal was given to extend the contract of assistant policemen by 1 year and to give reservation in police recruitment. Senior officers present in the meeting said that the assistant policemen have been assured that their contract ending from August 9 will be extended for another 1 year. Their salary allowance is being increased by 20%. Apart from this, they will be given reservation in the recruitment to be held in Jharkhand Police.

However, the assistant police personnel did not agree to the proposal and they resorted to their plan to gherao the CM residence.

After the clash when the assistant police personnel returned to Morhabadi they found that their tents were ransacked and several food items and other things were stolen.

They alleged that the authorities have been unjust with them and are using immoral ways to break their protest. They even alleged that unknown persons must have tried to kill them by poisoning their food items.