10 detained at Delhi's Sangam Park for burning effigy of CEC Gyanesh Kumar

Police said the students were occupying space in a park and burning an effigy and protesting.

Over 10 students and activists associated with the Krantikari Yuva Sangathan were detained by Delhi Police for allegedly burning an effigy of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar during Dussehra celebrations on Tuesday.

The incident took place at Sangam Park near Model Town in northwest Delhi. (Vipin Kumar/ HT Photo/ Representational)

Police said the students were occupying space in a park and burning an effigy and protesting. The incident took place at Sangam Park near Model Town in northwest Delhi, where students and activists installed a 20-foot-high effigy with a posted of the CEC pasted on it.

While students and activists alleged that their rights were being impeded upon by police action, a senior police officer said the protesters had not taken any permission for the protest and were burning the effigy near a residential colony.

“We had only removed a few protesters and detained 10-12 people. They were released within a few hours,” said the officer.