The protesters marched to Sant Parmanand Hospital and then tried to move towards Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal's residence where they were stopped, the police said.

The sanctioned strength of all central government departments was 40,04,941 (as on March 1, 2020), of which 31,32,698 employees were in position then, he said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.

Imran Qayoom's family believes he had nothing to do with the militancy. The police, however, claim he was a militant and have buried his body in a far-off graveyard.

The plea has also sought a probe by a sitting or retired judge of the Supreme Court, to see how and to what extent government agencies in India may have used the spyware.