Agra, June 03: Veteran actor and Congress MP from Firozabad Raj Babbar and RLD leader Jayant Chaudhary were detained by Agra Police today to prevent them from visiting Korai village where a clash had taken place between the villagers and police.
The two leaders were arrested by the Agra District police as they crossed over from Mathura District to proceed to the village.
DIG Asim Arun said the two leaders were taken into protective custody to prevent them from going to the sensitive area.
Around 12 persons were injured, including 3 policemen, when tear gas shells and rubber bullets were fired during a clash between police and locals in the village on June 1.
The villagers were protesting the alleged tardy progress in a muder case where four members of a family were hacked to death.