By TCN News,
The candle light protests for Rohith Vemula, a follow up of yesterday’s protests, were thwarted after a majority of protesters were taken away by the Delhi Police.
Compared to yesterday’s protests, the number of people who had gathered was far less. The detained people have been taken to the Tilak Marg Police Station. Rohith’s mother was talking to the media, explaining why they chose India Gate to protest. “This place has seen various protests in the past in the struggle for social justice, and we want to do the same,” she said.
However, within minutes the cops arrived with two buses and started picking them up. A brief scuffle followed, following which the cops started rounding up people. As the crowd started shouting and sloganeering against Delhi Police, they attempted to lathicharge at the crowd. After twenty minutes, some of the protesters gathered in front of the barricades and started the protest again, only for the police to detain the remaining protesters also.