New Delhi, June 06: Amid the ongoing protest in Jantar Mantar, six people were detained by the Delhi Police to prevent a possible confrontation between two groups, officials said.
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The detentions were made as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order after police received inputs about the possibility of tensions between supporters and opposers of the online movement, they said.
Officials noted that the preventive detentions were made to help ensure the demonstration concluded peacefully without any major law-and-order issues.
The protest, led by CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, drew hundreds of participants, mostly students and young professionals, who gathered at Jantar Mantar demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in examinations and recruitment tests.
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Officials stated that the six individuals were taken into preventive custody when they were found attempting to create a disturbance near the protest site. (PTI)
