The temple was demolished by the DDA on August 10 on the orders of the Supreme Court
AGENCIES / New Delhi
Police resorted to “mild lathicharge” and use tear gas to disperse the crowd which turned violent in the Tughlakabad area in south Delhi on Wednesday an official said..
According to the police, the protesters set fire to two motorcycles and vandalised a police vehicle, causing injuries to a few policemen.
“Police lobbed tear gas shells and used mild lathicharge to disperse the crowd. We have detained a few persons,” the senior official said.
The protesters turned violent during their march to the site of the temple demolished by the Delhi Development Authority on August 10 on the orders of the Supreme Court.
Dalit outfit Bhim Army claimed its chief Chandrashekhar Azad had been detained and that the police fired at the protesters.
Earlier in the day, thousands of Dalits, who trooped into Delhi from various parts of the country in buses and trains, marched from Ambedkar Bhawan in Jhandewalan to Ramlila Maidan in central Delhi, protesting the recent demolition of the temple in the Tughlakabad forest area.
Protest brought the movement of traffic in several parts of Delhi to a standstill, as police personnel struggled to bring the situation under control.