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Bihar Police Detain Job Aspirants in Patna Ahead of Protest
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News18•09-10-2026, 14:45
Bihar Police Detain Job Aspirants in Patna Ahead of Protest
- •Police detained several B Pharm degree holders and Bihar Police driver recruitment candidates at Gandhi Maidan in Patna.
- •The B Pharm graduates demanded inclusion in the state government pharmacist recruitment process.
- •Driver recruitment candidates protested for vacant posts reserved for women to be allocated to eligible male candidates.
- •Authorities stated that the protesters had gathered illegally and lacked the required permission for the march.
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Bihar Police detained several B Pharm degree holders and Bihar Police driver recruitment candidates at Gandhi Maidan because they had assembled to stage an illegal protest march without permission to press for their recruitment demands.
The B Pharm graduates are demanding inclusion in the state government’s pharmacist recruitment process.
The candidates for the Bihar Police driver recruitment want more than 1,100 vacant posts that are currently reserved for women to be allocated to eligible male candidates instead.
