Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad detained by Delhi Police from Jama Masjid

NEW DELHI: Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad was taken into police custody from outside the Jama Masjid in the early hours on Saturday morning. He was inside the mosque in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. Azad had given the Delhi Police a slip to reach the Jama Masjid on Friday.

Playing hide and seek with Delhi police, Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad on Friday surfaced inside Jama Masjid, hours after the security personnel tried to detain him during the outfit's march against the amended citizenship law.

According to a Bhim Army functionary, their protest started after the Friday prayers around 1 pm and Aazad was present in the march. However, when police tried to detain him, supporters took him away and he was given shelter by a family.

"For three hours, even we thought he had been detained. But around 4 pm, he appeared inside Jama Masjid," said the functionary.