India, July 30 -- Akali Dal Waris Punjab De supporters, seeking the release of jailed Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh and the Bandi Singhs (Sikh prisoners), clashed with Chandigarh Police on Wednesday after being stopped from a march to gherao the residence of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.

Police resorted to water cannons to disperse party workers as a large number of them broke through police barricades at the Chandigarh-Mohali border. A tense situation prevailed as the protesters tried to force their way to Mann's residence, prompting the authorities to deploy a heavy police force and station anti-riot vehicles near the chief minister's house.

According to Chandigarh SSP Kanwardeep Kaur, some police jawans have sustained injuri...