Capital chaos as Kejriwal and group hit the streets

Chaos gripped Delhi's roads on Sunday as more than a thousand protesters, led by Arvind Kejriwal and others, tried to break police cordons and reach PM Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi and Nitin Gadkari's residences. HT reports.Sunday fury | 'Battlefield' Delhi | All parties, CMs and the PM corrupt: Kejriwal

Chaos gripped Delhi's roads on Sunday as more than a thousand protesters, led by erstwhile Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal and others, tried to break police cordons and reach Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and BJP president Nitin Gadkari's residences.

Protesting under the banner of India Against Corruption (IAC) and against the alleged irregularities in the coal blocks allocation, the crowd tried to march to Singh's residence twice, but was detained on both occasions.

The first attempt at 6am caught the police off guard.

"Arvind Kejriwal and Gopal Rai reached near PM's residence with a few supporters while IAC member Sanjay Singh went to Nitin Gadkari's home at Teen Murti Lane. They were detained and taken to the Mandir Marg police station," said a senior police officer.

As news of the detentions spread, the protesters headed to the police station and staged a dharna. Kejriwal was released at 8am.

Arvind Kejriwal is shielded by supporters as he flees police during clashes at a protest near the Prime Minister's official residence in New Delhi. AP