Job aspirants in Ranchi went ahead with plans to gherao (surround and block) the Jharkhand state assembly after talks with authorities failed. The protesters are demanding a CBI investigation and the cancellation of the JSSC-CGL 2024 exam. Tensions escalated after three JPSC members resigned before facing questioning by the Criminal Investigation Department. Police have been deployed in large numbers and prohibitory orders are in force near the assembly to maintain public order. Ranchi City Superintendent of Police Paras Rana said precautionary force deployment would be carried out effectively as a large number of students are expected. The police said they were fully prepared for the protest.