Congress leaders detained in Karnataka amid huge protests over contractor death

Several top Congress leaders, including DK Shivakumar and former chief minister Siddarmaiah, were detained on Thursday in Karnataka amid protests over the death of a contractor linked to the state minister KS Eshwarappa.

Visuals shared by sources captured the chaos as the Congress demonstrated in Bengaluru, continuing the demand for the resignation of the state minister, who has been accused of pushing the contractor to suicide.

The police had to resort to the use of force to disperse the demonstrators.