217 people were booked by police under charges of rioting for violation of prohibitory orders by participating in Prajapati Samaj yatra in Ghaziabad, reported news wire PTI.

The accused were part of a 'Sankalp Yatra' and wanted to cross over to Delhi via Ghaziabad to hand over a memorandum to the President of India with a demand of reservation and participation in politics. They also took out the march in Sahibabad industrial area on Friday night, PTI reported.