Ludhiana, Feb. 27 -- Several dismissed police personnel, along with their family members, were detained before they could reach the police commissioner's office in the city to hold a protest on Wednesday. The protest was organised by those who were among the 52 personnel dismissed recently on the orders of the director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav for "corrupt" activities.

Anticipating the demonstration, the police had deployed a heavy force outside the Ludhiana police commissionerate office. Before the dismissed police personnel along with their family members could reach and stage the protest, the police stopped them far away.

People familiar with the development said Bhupinder Singh, head of the Police Family Welfare Associat...