Kolkata, June 28 -- Several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and its workers were detained by the police as they were protesting at Lalbazar against the alleged gangrape incident at South Calcutta Law College.

Claiming links between the accused in the gangrape of a law student in Kolkata and top TMC leaders, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata.

The incident that comes 10 months after the RG Kar hospital rape and murder case has triggered a major political row in West Bengal.

Following the detention, BJP state President Sukanta Majumdar refused to sign the bail bond and take personal bail. He said that he is ready to stay in the lockup overnight.

On the deten...