Hardik and and handful of supporters detained by crime branch in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad: PAAS convener Hardik Patel and his 18 supporters were detained by the crime branch of Ahmedabad police for sitting on Dharna at a public place without proper permission, Crime Branch DCP Dipen Bhadran today said.

The crime branch sleuths nabbed Hardik and his other supporters including Dinesh Bambhaniya and Varun Patel during their Dharna near Umiya Dham in Sola police station area of the city.

They were taken to the crime branch headquarter from where they would be released later.

Hardik and Bambhaniya, who was allegedly beaten up by some Patel youths of BJP near Vaishnodevi circle yesterday and other PAAS leaders were to reportedly organized a meeting and press meet in Umiya Dham, but they were not allowed to do so. It was not yet clear whether it was on the request of the management of Umiyadham or owing to law and order reasons, police was already present there and did not allow Hardik to get in to it.

He then sat on a dharna near the gate. Police initially tried to pursue him to give it up as he was not having permission for it but later amid ruckus and slogan shouting caught him and 18 others.

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