Devendra Fadnavis Among BJP Leaders Detained During Mumbai Protest

Former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and other BJP leaders were detained by police in Mumbai on Wednesday as they tried to take out a protest march to press for state minister Nawab Malik's resignation.

They were released later, said a police official.

BJP leaders tried to take out a protest march from Azad Maidan in south Mumbai, demanding that Mr Malik, a senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader arrested by the Enforcement Directorate, resign or be sacked.

Mr Fadnavis, state BJP chief Chandrakant Patil, Ashish Shelar, Mangal Prabhat Lodha and others were detained near Metro Cinema and taken to the Yellow Gate police station, said the official.