New Delhi: In connection with the demolition of a Hanuman temple at Chandni Chowk in Delhi, a group of  Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal members were detained by police, during a protest on Tuesday.

The temple was reportedly demolished on Sunday by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation consistent with court orders as part of the ongoing Chandni Chowk beautification plan.

The agitators, carrying saffron flags and raising slogans, took out a march from the Gauri Shankar Mandir to the site where the temple existed. They were stopped by police at a barricade. According to VHP spokesperson Mahendra Rawat, around as many as 20 workers and leaders, including Delhi unit president Kapil Khanna, vice president Surendra Gupta, secretary Raviji and Bajrang Dal state convener Bharar Batra were detained during the protest.

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