Prashant Kishor was arrested on Monday morning, along with other supporters, while on an indefinite hunger strike to demand the cancellation of the BPSC exam

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Kishor had been sitting on fast-unto-death at Gandhi Maidan since January 2, demanding a re-test of the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) examination prelims. He was produced before a court after being detained in the early hours of Monday, and sent to judicial custody after he refused to agree to the conditions of his bail.

The Patna Police on early Monday arrested Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor, who was sitting on an indefinite hunger strike at Gandhi Maidan in Patna. He was seeking action in support of protesting students,

Prashant Kishor, in solidarity with other protesting students, was sitting on hunger strike to press for the demand for cancellation of the integrated 70th combined (preliminary) competitive test conducted by the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) on December 13.

The police took him to Patna AIIMS for a medical examination, news agency PTI reported, citing supporters of Kishor.

Kishor was sitting a hunger strike since Thursday to press for the cancellation of the integrated 70th combined (preliminary) competitive test conducted by the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) on December 13.

A clash broke out between the Patna Police and supporters of the Jan Suraaj Party at Gandhi Maidan on Monday after police detained Prashant Kishor, the party’s chief. Kishor had been on an indefinite hunger strike,

Patna Police has vacated the place at Gandhi Maidan where Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor was sitting on a fast-unto-death with the protestors