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All entry and exit gates at the Central Secretariat and Udyog Bhawan stations of the Delhi Metro have also been closed as part of security measures.
The wrestlers were dragged, lifted off the road and put into police vans when they tried to cross security barricades and march to the new Parliament building, outside which a women's mahapanchayat was scheduled.
Rahul Gandhi tweeted about the Indian wrestlers being detained by the Delhi Police on the road going towards the New Parliament building, he said, the 'arrogant king is crushing the voice of the people', aiming it at Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Delhi Police cleared the site of their over-month-long sit-in at Jantar Mantar and said they will not be allowed to return there.
Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who is also an MP in the country, has denied allegations of sexually harassing several female athletes. But two Olympic medal-winning wrestlers are among those calling for his arrest.