The Patna Police on early Monday arrested Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor, who was sitting on an indefinite hunger strike at Gandhi Maidan in Patna. He was seeking action in support of protesting students,

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

As students continue to protest along with Kishor at Patna Gandhi Maidan, there is no word from Nitish govt so far over their demand seeking exam cancellation and a retest

Over five lakh candidates took the Combined Competitive Exams on December 13, but allegations of a question paper leak led to protests in Patna. While fresh exams for 10,000 candidates were scheduled,

VIDEO | Patna: Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishore's hunger strike enters its second day. BPSC aspirants and Jan Suraj volunteers rally in support. Upping the ante, Prashant Kishor on Thursday began a fast unto death to press the demand for cancellation of an examination… pic.twitter.com/f2FMqOL06p

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

Prashant Kishor joined the protesting students around 1 am amidst dense fog, expressing solidarity with their demand to cancel the BPSC examination.