Overview
- Activists enforced shutdowns with roadblocks and tyre-burning in Khunti, Simdega, Chaibasa and Gumla, closing shops and halting public transport.
- Schools were shut in many areas as the state made security arrangements, with additional forces deployed in Ranchi.
- Ranchi saw limited impact, with most markets open and commuters on the move despite isolated attempts to close shops.
- The statewide protest followed the January 7 shooting of Soma Munda, a traditional head of 22 villages and 2024 AJP candidate, after a dispute over 3.16 acres in Jiarappa.
- Police say seven suspects have been arrested, while the Adivasi Ulgulan Manch alleges the main shooters remain at large and calls the arrests an eyewash.