Wrestlers' wrangle: All women protesters released, says Delhi Police

All women wrestlers and protesters, who were detained on Sunday, have been released, a Delhi Police official said.

"Police have released women protestors including Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and Sangeeta Phogat," the police official said.

Malik had told IANS that they will go to Jantar Mantar and that their fight will go on till justice prevails.

However, police had said that protesters will not be allowed to head back to Jantar Mantar.

Earlier on Sunday, Olympian wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Malik and Phogat were taken to three different locations in the city by the Delhi Police after they were detained while trying to march towards the newly-constructed Parliament building as it was being inaugurated.

Police also dismantled their protest site at Jantar Mantar.

Meanwhile, the Delhi Police have filed cases against protesting wrestlers. The wrestlers have been accused of rioting, unlawful assembly and obstructing public servants from doing their duty.

All wrestlers participating in the protest, including Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, and Bajrang Punia, have been named in the case.

The case was filed hours after the protesters were detained by the Delhi Police as they attempted a protest march. Chaos had unfolded less than two kilometres from the new parliament, as it was being inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.