Police swoop on protest venue, Ramdev taken away (Lead)
June 5th, 2011 - 5:13 am ICT by IANSNew Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Hundreds of police personnel swooped on the protest venue of yoga guru Ramdev here early Sunday and removed him after clashes with his supporters that left the Ramlila ground in shambles and his supporters bruised and angry.
In an operation that had clearly been well planned, a large number of Delhi Police and anti-riot force overwhelmed the sprawling tented colony after midnight Saturday, taking most people at the venue unawares.
But Delhi Police insisted that Ramdev, who went on hunger strike at the ground Saturday morning against corruption, said the yoga guru had not been arrested but served an externment order to quit Delhi. “He left the place voluntarily,” an officer said.
His own supporters contested this, saying Ramdev was forcibly taken away after clashes with hundreds of people who had been spending the night with the yoga guru through the night.
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