“We did not receive information of any disturbance in trade activities in any part of the state,” he claimed. Around 185 members of different parties were taken into custody in Dhanbad while 26 protesters were arrested in Bokaro. “Despite the administration’s attempt to throttle the agitation, JVM workers came out of their houses and marked their protest against the local residents’ policy. But police claimed almost all mining or industrial areas of Ranchi district remained unaffected by the blockade due to heavy security bandobast. Senior JVM leader Bandhu Tirkey, however, claimed that the blockade was successful.

Source: The Telegraph June 11, 2016 20:37 UTC