Delhi Police on Saturday (December 27, 2025) detained activist Yogita Bhayana, Congress leader Mumtaz Patel and several other protesters who were staging a sit-in near the Parliament complex to oppose the suspension of the life sentence of Unnao rape convict Kuldeep Singh Sengar, an official said.
The protesters reached the area around 4 p.m. and sat on the road, raising slogans and demanding the cancellation of the bail granted to Sengar by the Delhi High Court last week, he said.
The police personnel announced through loudspeakers that the area near Parliament was not a designated place for protests and asked the demonstrators to disperse. When the protesters refused to vacate the spot, they were removed from the site and detained, the officials added.
VIDEO | Delhi: Police detained activist Yogita Bhayana and several others during a sit-in protest near Parliament.
The demonstration was held in response to the Delhi High Court's order suspending the life sentence of Kuldeep Singh Sengar and granting him bail pending the… pic.twitter.com/AMhpTarYKh
