Anna Hazare arrested by Delhi Police
Posted on: 16/Aug/2011 12:20:27 AM
Gandhian Anna Hazare and his team members were arrested early morning on Tuesday.
At least 50 supporters of Anna Hazare have been also arrested on Monday night by Delhi police at Jai Prakash Narain Park, the venue of the anti-graft crusader`s planned fast from today, for defying prohibitory orders clamped in the area.
The supporters of the Gandhian were taken in a police bus to a nearby police station, police said. Hazare has been denied permission by Delhi police to hold his fast at JPN park.
"We have detained him as he did not budge from his position of defying prohibitory orders," police official said.
Anna in his addresses to the nation before his arrest asked his supporters not to stop the agitation. He urged the protesters to remain peaceful.
