India, Oct. 11 -- They hid in public washrooms, took shelter overnight in a gurudwara and slipped in and out of its gates as police closed in, turning the crackdown during the CJP protest in Delhi into an elaborate game of hide-and-seek.

Delhi Police chased Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protesters attempting to reach Jantar Mantar, detaining several as they regrouped and tried to evade the security cordon. Some scrambled to evade detention, using public washrooms and taking shelter in a gurudwara, slipping in and out of its gates to lie low.

The protest was scheduled to begin at 10.30 am. Still, the police and paramilitary forces deterred the participants from reaching the Jantar Mantar site, which has been turned into a fortress, by deta...