ON CAMERA: Wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Sangeeta & Vinesh Phogat detained by police in Delhi | WATCH

Updated : May 28, 2023 12:09
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Editorji News Desk

Wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Sangeeta Phogat and Vinesh Phogat were detained by Delhi police on Sunday afternoon during their protest march to the newly-inaugurated Parliament building.

Several visuals showed the protesting grapplers being dragged into police buses one after the other. Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi Malik was also captured talking to the reporters from the window of the bus.

The wrestlers were on their way to the new Parliament building for their Women’s Mahapanchayat that was scheduled for Sunday.

However, they were stopped by cops midway and their supporters were detained.

Vinesh Phogat, who spoke to the media gathered at the protest site, had earlier said, ‘We just want to carry out a peaceful protest. We have not broken any (police) barricades nor do we intend to. Our protest is peaceful."

Meanwhile, Delhi Police had made a prior statement where they had said that they will not let anything hamper the inauguration of the new Parliament building, not even the wrestlers’ protest.

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