New Delhi, August 16: Anna Hazare has courted arrrest after being detained by Delhi Police at his residence in Mayur Vihar ahead of his indefinite fast.
According to reports coming in, senior officers of Delhi Police reached Anna Hazare’s flat early in the morning and informed him that he could not leave his home.
Anna Hazare and two of his team members including Arvind Kejriwal courted arrest after Delhi Police prevented them from stepping out.
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.
Late Monday, at least 50 supporters of Anna Hazare were detained at Jai Prakash Narain Park, the venue of the anti-graft crusader’s planned fast, 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.
CourtesyL TOI