Mangaluru: Following the verdict of special CBI court of giving clean chit to all the accused involved in Babri Masjid demolition case, leaders of Dakshina Kannada district Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) protested in Mangaluru, who were detained by police on Wednesday. However, they were later released.

SDPI state secretary Aashraf Machar, Mangaluru city corporator Muneeb Bengre and several other district leaders were taken into custody while they were protesting in front of the deputy commissioner's office.

Sources informed that they were taken into custody for condemning the special CBI court's decision to acquit 32 top leaders including senior BJP leader and former deputy PM L K Advani and former Union minister Murli Manohar Joshi and raised slogans.

It may be recalled that a special CBI court on Wednesday acquitted 32 accused for their alleged role in the demolition of the historic mosque in 1992 stating that there was no conclusive evidence against them.