India, Aug. 21 -- Police arrested 18 people at the Microsoft Campus on various charges. The Redmond Police Department, in an X post, wrote that the incident occurred on August 20.

"18 arrested for various charges during a protest at Microsoft Campus. Redmond police are at the scene of a demonstration at the Microsoft campus. On Aug 20, around 12:15 p.m., Redmond officers were dispatched to a large gathering of protestors in the Microsoft courtyard," the department wrote.

The police tweeted that when officers initially attempted to trespass the protestors, they resisted and became aggressive. "A few protesters had poured paint over the Microsoft sign and on the ground."

Amid the chaos, some protesters blocked a pedestrian bridge using s...