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MUMBAI: Over 50 animal activists were detained by the police on Tuesday after the activists held a silent protest outside Mantralaya over the illegal killing of tigress Avni "We were silently displaying posters regarding the cruel and illegal killing of Avni outside Mantralaya. We protested only because all of us are very much affected by this illegal killing of a tigress whose cubs have still not been rescued.” We also demanded the sacking of state forest minister S Mungantiwar. However, the police rounded up all the animal lovers and took them to Marine Drive police station, " said animal welfare officer Mitesh Jain.Another activist, Bimlesh Navani, who also participated in the silent protest over Avni, said: "The police officials detained us for some time at the police station and later released us after taking down our names and phone numbers..