New Delhi, July 24 -- Over 150 people were briefly detained from south and southeast Delhi in connection with the students' protest at Jantar Mantar, Delhi Police officials said on Thursday.

DCP (southeast) Hemant Tiwari said preventive action was taken with respect to the protest under Delhi Police Act section 65 (Persons bound to comply with the reasonable directions of police officers).

"On Tuesday, we detained 10 persons. On Wednesday, a total of 64 persons (53 male, 11 female) were detained and on Thursday, a total of 141 persons were held," he said in a statement.

Most of them were detained from Neela Gumbad, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Oberoi Hotel Flyover, and interstate border at Badarpur, he said, adding, all detainees were sent to th...