Bajrang Dal protesters detained

At 10 am,they gathered at Priyadarshini Park and Chunabhatti railway crossing to join other demonstrators at Azad Maidan. However,police said they did not have permission to gather there.

“They had applied for permission but it was denied. When they assembled in the morning,we detained them. They were released at 4.30 pm,” said inspector Kailash Malwadkar of Chunabhatti police station.

Several hundreds had gathered at Azad Maidan for the demonstration organised by the Bajrang Dal and the Gaurakshak Samvardhan Sanghatan in the afternoon. Those detained in Chunabhatti had planned to ride to the demonstration on motorbikes. Police were on alert after the detention. Over 150 policemen were deployed in Chunabhatti following the detention,anticipating trouble from Bajrang Dal and other organisations.