India News | BPSC Exam Row: Prashant Kishor Detained in Patna

Patna, Jan 6 (PTI) Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor, who had been on a fast unto death to press the demand for cancellation of a Bihar PSC exam at Gandhi Maidan here was detained early on Monday, police said.

Police personnel removed him and his supporters from the protest site.

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According to supporters of Kishor, the police took him to Patna AIIMS for a medical examination.

Kishor began his fast unto death on January 2 in support of the students demanding the cancellation of Bihar Public Service Commission examination (BPSC) held on December 13 last year.

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