# Cake, Spider-Man, water cannons at Jharkhand exam protest

2026-08-10T09:18:38+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

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Protesting students in Ranchi cut a cake for Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s birthday and one dressed as Spider-Man as they marched towards the state Assembly on Monday. Police used water cannons and lathi charge after protesters breached barricades; some students were seen dancing under the jets. The Gen-Z demonstrators, including a student on a stretcher, are demanding cancellation of exams marred by irregularities and a CBI probe. One protester carried a placard saying 'sell Hariya, not exams'. Separately, the state CID arrested former Jharkhand Public Service Commission chairman L. Khiangte, reports Telangana Today.

## Coverage

- indiatvnews.com <https://www.indiatvnews.com/trending/offbeat/spider-man-jpsc-jssc-protest-ranchi-viral-video-2026-08-10-1050907>
- telanganatoday.com <https://telanganatoday.com/cake-spider-man-and-barricade-breach-jharkhand-exam-protest-takes-gen-z-turn>

Tags: Jharkhand, JPSC, JSSC, Ranchi, recruitment exams, student protest
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