Youths clash with Delhi Police at Ramlila ground

Higher drama ensued well past after midnight in the VIP gate of Ramlila Maidan where Anna Hazare is sitting on the protest fast, as a group of individuals clashed with policemen and dismantled barricades.

Based on eyewitnesses, a group of people found myself in a tiff with some policemen deployed in the rear gate of the maidan close to 3 am.

The youth heckled the policemen and hit them with sticks once they tried to stop their group through opening the iron gate, being utilized as VIP gate.

"A group of individuals got involved with policemen and after that tried to flung open the gate from the maidan, " a police officer deployed in the agitation site said requesting anonymity.

The officer's shoulder lapels were torn within the melee.

The group brought down the barricades as well as shouted slogans as policemen tried to persuade these phones go away.

A senior Delhi police official soon reached the spot and a platoon from the CRPF personnel was called in to manage the group of about 7-8 males.

Four Police Control Room (PCR) vans reached at that moment after 20 minutes.

The group threw the chairs utilized by policemen at the gate in atmosphere.

The officer, however, refused to discuss the incident as he ordered his staff to put the fallen barricades in place.

Following a incident police has cordoned off the street towards the VIP gate.