Cops Use Water Cannons To Disperse Jharkhand Protesters. They Start DancingThe protest witnessed heavy police deployment across Ranchi, while several BJP leaders were detained while demonstrating outside Chief Minister Hemant Soren's residence. Edited by: Anwesha Singh India News Aug 10, 2026 13:52 IST Published On Aug 10, 2026 13:07 IST Last Updated On Aug 10, 2026 13:52 IST Read Time: 3 mins trusted source Share TwitterWhatsAppFacebookRedditEmail Cops Use Water Cannons To Disperse Jharkhand Protesters. They Start DancingA large number of students gathered near the Vidhan Sabha in Ranchi to take part in the march Show Quick ReadSummary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed Ranchi: As police water cannons sprayed across a crowd of protesting students in Jharkhand's Ranchi today, some of the demonstrators responded in an unexpected way: they danced. In videos from the protest site, students can be seen cheering and dancing even as water cannons were used to stop their march towards the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha. Jharkhand Police used water cannons against student protesters who were trying to push through barricades during the Vidhan Sabha Gherao march. The protest was organised by the JPSC-JSSC Reform Morcha over alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (JSSC-CGL) examinations and recruitment process.