Rathee was detained from his residence in Sector 56 of Gurugram on Saturday as police tightened security across the national capital to prevent protesters from reaching Jantar Mantar

The BJP widened its lead in the Nandigram and Rejinagar Assembly bypolls after two rounds of counting on Friday. Hasirani Rath was ahead by over 19,200 votes in Nandigram, while Sakharav Sarkar led by more than 21,000 votes in Rejinagar