Olympic torch run in India ends

NEW DELHI, April 17 (UPI) -- The Indian leg of the international Olympic torch relay concluded Thursday after a shortened run through New Delhi.

An estimated 16,000 police and soldiers were part of a security for the 1.8-mile, 30-minute relay around the city, BombayNews.net reported.

Chinese security guards accompanying the flame and the torch on the international relay joined local police for the portion in India, home to the world's largest Tibetan exile community.

The Dalai Lama established his government-in-exile in Dharamsala, India.

The Tibetan Youth Congress said 400 people tried to breach security measures along the route.

Police in New Delhi said about 180 Tibetan demonstrators were arrested.

Police in Mumbai said 46 Tibetans were arrested when they tried to enter the Chinese consulate.

At the end of its relay, the torch was surrounded by Tibetan flags, cameras and Tibetan men wearing headbands imprinted with "Free Tibet," the BBC reported.

Before the Olympic torch's arrival, Tibetan exile groups organized an alternative torch relay involving Indian politicians and celebrities.