India, Feb. 20 -- The Gurugram Police on Tuesday detained 70 farmers in Manesar and stopped a procession by 400 more who had decided to march towards the residence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, police officers aware of the matter said.

Manesar assistant commissioner of police, Surender Singh, said the farmers who had gathered at the protest site did not heed orders to disperse following which the police acted. "Section 144 had already been imposed but they tried to march towards the highway so we detained them. No traffic congestion was reported since all the routes were manned and we did not allow parking on any main road," Singh said.

The farmers had gathered at a place about 10km from the Kherki Daula toll plaza to support the dem...