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Top Indian Wrestlers Detained Amid Chaos At Parliament Protest

  • Top Indian wrestlers were detained by police during a protest demanding the arrest of their federation chief over sexual harassment allegations.
  • The wrestlers had been protesting for a month against the president of the Wrestling Federation of India, who they accuse of sexual assault.
  • The protest was broken up by police amid chaotic scenes ahead of the opening of India's new parliament building.
  • The wrestlers breached security barricades, prompting a crackdown in which they resisted and were dragged into police vehicles.
  • The protesters have been taken to multiple locations around India's capital.
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