Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor, who has been on a fast unto death to press the demand for cancellation of a BPSC exam, was detained in the early hours of Monday. Patna police cleared the place in Gandhi Maidan where Kishor was on the hunger strike.

In a dramatic turn of events, political strategist Prashant Kishor was arrested early this morning from Patna's Gandhi Maidan, where he was on a hunger strike in solidarity with BPSC students. The police removed Kishor from the site at around 4 AM,

Suraaj party chief Prashant Kishor, on an indefinite hunger strike demanding the cancellation of a BPSC exam, was forcibly detained by Bihar police early Monday morning. This protest, deemed illegal by authorities,

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

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.

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

Kishor, the poll strategist-turned-politician who formed his party Jan Suraaj last year, has been fasting since last Thursday

A court in Patna on Monday sent Jan Suraaj leader Prashant Kishor to judicial custody after he was detained by Bihar police while on fast-unto-death protest at

Prashant Kishor resisted the police's attempt to remove him from the site, which led to a tense situation following which he was detained

Prashant Kishor is demanding the cancellation of the 70th Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) held on December 13, following allegations of question paper leak.

The supporters of Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishore clashed with Patna police after cops detained Kishor who was on an indefinite hunger strike in support of BPSC aspirants.