India, Oct. 7 -- Congress leaders, 250 others detained after being denied march to Nirvachan Sadan

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other party leaders who were detained after an over eight-hour sit-in at Akashvani Bhawan in the national Capital were released by the Delhi Police around 10.20 pm, almost three hours after the protesting MPs were detained around 7.30 pm on Tuesday.

Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were among 250 people Delhi Police detained Tuesday evening after they stopped an over eight-hour sit-in protest inside the Akashvani Bhawan premises when they were stopped from marching towards the Nirvachan Sadan. Around 50 MPs were among the detainees, police sources said. The detainees were taken to New Police Lines at ...