In pics: crackdown on Team Anna

Aug 16, 2011 11:35am

Social activist Anna Hazare was arrested by the Delhi Police ahead of his proposed fast against corruption on Tuesday.
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Kiran Bedi, center left, a supporter of prominent anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare and a member of the committee to draft legislation to create an anti-corruption ombudsman, is detained by police outside Rajghat, Mahatma Gandhi's memorial, in New Delhi, August 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)
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Shanti Bhushani, center, a supporter of prominent anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare and a member of the committee to draft legislation to create an anti-corruption ombudsman, is detained by police outside Rajghat, Mahatma Gandhi's memorial, in New Delhi, August 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)
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A supporter wears a picture of Indian rights activist Anna Hazare at the site where he was detained prior to beginning a hunger strike in New Delhi, August 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
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Social activist Anna Hazare after he was detained by Delhi police prior to beginning a hunger strike in New Delhi on Tuesday.
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Supporters of social activist Anna Hazare block a road after Hazare was detained prior to beginning a hunger strike in New Delhi on Tuesday.
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Social activist Anna Hazare greets supporters after he was detained by Delhi police prior to beginning a hunger strike in New Delhi on Tuesday.
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Supporters of Anna Hazare shout slogans during a rally in Mumbai, August 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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Supporters try to stop police vehicle carrying social activist Anna Hazare after he was detained by Delhi police prior to beginning a hunger strike in New Delhi on Tuesday.
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A supporter of rights activist Anna Hazare shouts slogans after he was detained prior to Hazare beginning a hunger strike in New Delhi, August 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
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A supporter of Anna Hazare shouts slogans after Hazare was detained prior to beginning a hunger strike in New Delhi, August 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
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Supporters of Anna Hazare try to block a police van after he was detained prior to beginning a hunger strike in New Delhi. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
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Supporters try to stop the car carrying Indian rights activist Anna Hazare after he was detained prior to beginning a hunger strike in New Delhi, August 16, 2011. (AP Photo)
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Social activist Anna Hazare greets supporters after he was detained by Delhi police prior to beginning a hunger strike in New Delhi on Tuesday.
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Anna Hazare waves to supporters from the back of a police van after he was detained prior to beginning a hunger strike in New Delhi, August 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
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Supporters of Anna Hazare shout slogans as they are detained during a rally in Mumbai, August 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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Supporter of social activist Anna Hazare shout slogans after they are detained in New Delhi, August 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)
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A supporter of social activist Anna Hazare shouts slogans after Hazare was detained prior to beginning a hunger strike in New Delhi on Tuesday.
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Anna was taken to the General Officers Mess in Civil Lines area of New Delhi and Delhi Police have called a magistrate to the mess to complete necessary formalities.
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Security personnel, including some in plain clothes and some from the special branch, were deployed around the apartment premise.
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Arvind Kejriwal, Kiran Bedi, Shanti Bhushan and Manish Sisodia have also been put under preventive arrest by the Delhi police.
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Anna Hazare has been arrested under Section 107/51. He will now have to appear before a magistrate to get bail.
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Union Home Secretary RK Singh said that Anna Hazare and his supporters have defied state orders and hence taken into preventive custody.
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A group of people gathered outside Anna's apartment, shouting slogans in favour of the Gandhian.
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Kiran Bedi said this is exactly what happened during emergency. Emergency has revisited the country. This detention is unconstitutional and undemocratic.
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Anna Hazare said on Monday that he will go ahead with his fast even if he is arrested.
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Around 500 police personnel have been deployed from early morning itself after the city police imposed Section 144 around the venue of the fast.
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The magistrate will decide whether Anna and his supporters will be sent to judicial custody or given bail.
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Anna and his supporters were taken into custody before he was to proceed to the venue of his fast in JP Park where prohibitory orders are in place.
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Around 500 supporters were with Anna at the time of his detention.
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The UPA Government says that Anna Hazare and his supporters have been detained because they were adamant on going ahead with their fast.
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A police official said that they have detained Anna as he did not budge from his position of defying prohibitory orders.
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Earlier, senior police officials, including DCP (Crime) Ashok Chand, met with Hazare on Tuesday morning in a bid to convince him to not go ahead with his planned protest defying prohibitory orders.
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A police official said that they have detained Anna as he did not budge from his position of defying prohibitory orders.
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