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Protests erupt in India after minister's arrest in liquor probe

Members of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) confront with police during a protest against the arrest of Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in New Delhi, India, February 27, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

Members of a leading political party held protests across India on Monday, after one of their main leaders, a top minister in Delhi's city government, was arrested by a federal agency over allegations of corruption.

Several hundred party workers gathered amid a heavy police presence in Delhi around the party's headquarters, with more than a hundred protesters in Mumbai and Chandigarh. There were also demonstrations in Bhopal, Gandhinagar and other cities.

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