New Delhi, July 19 -- The Madhya Pradesh Police on Sunday ended a 15-day protest against the Ken-Betwa Link and other development projects after clearing the agitation site and sending protesters back to their villages.

Some villagers alleged that movement leader Amit Bhatnagar was detained, while the police denied making any arrests, news agency PTI reported.

On Sunday, protest leader Divya Ahirwar alleged that a large contingent of police personnel arrived at the demonstration site around 5 am and detained the movement's leader along with several protesters before he could address the media on what she described as an alleged Rs.400 crore corruption scandal linked to the project.

However, a police official noted that the protesters w...