Mumbai, Oct. 25 -- The Mumbai Police on Sunday detained around 140 people from Shivaji Park and Chaityabhoomi in Dadar for attempting to stage two separate unauthorised protests, including a student-led demonstration over the death of an IIT Bombay student.

According to police officials, around 20 to 25 student protesters had gathered at Chaityabhoomi to take out an unsanctioned candlelight march. The students were staging a demonstration to express deep disappointment and outrage over the alleged lack of administrative and police action in the death case of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode. Police have detained all the protesters, and the process of releasing them is also underway.

Simultaneously, police took action against another unsa...