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'Brutality will not work': Prakash Raj questions the use of tear gas in Jharkhand student protest
Updated On: 11 August, 2026 10:58 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Amid the ongoing Jharkhand student protests, Prakash Raj has questioned the alleged use of force, including tear gas, on protesting students marching towards the Jharkhand legislative assembly in Ranchi on Monday, August 10

Prakash Raj. Pic via X
Actor Prakash Raj recently reacted to the police action against protesting students, who marched towards the Jharkhand legislative assembly in Ranchi on Monday, August 10. As per news agency ANI, the JPSC-JSSC aspirants who joined the protests continued demonstrations even after police resorted to a lathi charge for the third time on Monday evening. Additionally, tear gas was also reportedly used to disperse students protesting outside the Jharkhand Assembly.
Prakash Raj reacts to tear gas used at Jharkhand student protests
Following the series of incidents, Prakash Raj took to his X account to express his disappointment over the use of force on students. He reposted a video allegedly taken from the protest site on Monday, showing visuals of tear gas and lathi charge being used to disperse students. For the unversed, Prakash Raj had been vocal in supporting the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protests in Delhi last month and even visited the protest site.
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