The protest by wrestlers at Delhi's Jantar Mantar is finding support from different sections of the society. A group of farmers were coming to Delhi to stand by the wrestlers in their demand for 'justice' but were stopped by the police at the Singhu border on Thursday. According to police officials, 24 of them have been detained, reported news agency PTI.
Large number of farmers from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh are trying to enter Delhi with their tractors, the report further said.
"We have detained 24 farmers at the Singhu border. They have come from different cities of Haryana. Their vehicles have been kept at the police stations," said a senior police officer.
Meanwhile, taking to Twitter, farmer leader Abhimanyu Kohar alleged he was arrested by the police at Singhu Border.
"The Delhi Police has arrested us from the Singhu border and assaulted elderly farmers. We are now kept in the Bawana Section 1 police station. People with conscience, now come out of your houses for the honour of our sisters and daughters," he tweeted in Hindi.
However, the borders have not been sealed yet, but strict vigil is being kept to check the movement of farmers in order to avoid the protest from escalating further and leading to any untoward incident.
The Delhi Police on Thursday morning increased security deployment at Jantar Mantar where a scuffle broke out between the protesting wrestlers and some police personnel, leading to head injuries to a couple of protesters. Multiple layers of barricades have been put up around the protest site and no one is being allowed in.
The heads of the 15 police districts in the national capital have been instructed to be on alert in their jurisdictions, especially in the border areas, in the aftermath of the last night ruckus, reported the news agency.