Mumbai, Jan 7 (TIWN) The Mumbai Police on Tuesday cleared thousands of protestors and activists -- who gathered to condemn the attacks in the JNU campus late on Sunday -- from the iconic Gateway of India, and shunted them to Azad Maidan, a top official said here.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone I) Sangram Singh Nishandar led a police team to the Gateway of India and requested the protestors, who occupied the area since Sunday midnight to vacate and go to the Azad Maidan, around 2 km away, but they refused to comply.