Overview

• Godda police apprehended Sudhir Kumar and Ganesh Mandal in connection with the June 30 Bhognadih violence, recovering three firearms and other illegal weapons from their possession.
• State officials maintained that the annual government ceremony at Bhognadih proceeded smoothly under Sahibganj SP Amit Kumar Singh’s control despite the morning unrest.
• Jharkhand Mukti Morcha alleges the clashes were a “well-planned conspiracy” by the BJP and is pressing the state government for a high-level judicial inquiry.
• BJP leaders, including Babulal Marandi, condemned the police’s use of tear gas and baton charges on tribal descendants and staged effigy burnings of Chief Minister Hemant Soren in Ranchi.
• Police say they resorted to force after protesters attacked security personnel with bows and arrows while objecting to the dismantling of a parallel ritual stage.