Police in Punjab deployed water cannons and took several prominent opposition figures into custody on Monday during a high-profile demonstration directed against Cabinet Minister Harpal Singh Cheema.
Among those detained by law enforcement were senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot and the Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa. The agitation was organized to push for an independent and thorough investigation into the recent death of a local villager.
Tensions escalated at the site when demonstrators attempted to push past security barricades, prompting authorities to use water cannons to disperse the gathering prior to making arrests to maintain law and order.
