In what could bring about a forceful end to the wrestlers’ protest at Jantar Mantar, the Delhi police on Sunday detained Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia for “violation of law and order” after they tried to move towards the new Parliament building for a planned women’s ‘Mahapanchayat’.

Immediately after the wrestlers were pushed into buses and taken to different unknown locations, cops began clearing the protest site by removing the cots, mattresses, coolers, fans, the tarpaulin ceiling and their other belongingsand saying they will not be allowed to continue their sit-in. Several farmers’ leaders in Haryana were also detained when they tried to proceed towards Delhi with a large number of supporters for the ‘Mahila Mahapanchayat’, peasants’ outfit BKU (Charuni) claimed. In Haryana, many farmers’ leaders were detained inside their homes early on Sunday.