New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- Student protestors of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) led by JNUSU (Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union) were on Thursday detained by Delhi Police after they took out a protest against Vice-Chancellor Santishree D Pandit.

The protestors were demanding the VC's resignation over her allegedly hateful remarks regarding Dalits and Blacks, made on a podcast published on February 16, and seeking to voice their grievances to the Education Ministry.

The students were scheduled to march from JNU Sabarmati T point to the Ministry of Education. However, the university gates were locked by the security personnel, and barricades were placed outside the university to prevent the protest.

Enraged protestors, comprising...