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Ramdev, V K Singh named in riot FIR

Prawesh Lama,Shalini Narayan

Posted: Dec 25, 2012 at 0258 hrs IST

New Delhi Yoga guru Ramdev and former Army chief V K Singh are among six persons named in a FIR filed by police after clashes on Sunday with a crowd which tried to march from Jantar Mantar to India Gate where people were protesting the gangrape of a 23-year-old woman on board a moving bus a week ago.

The FIR states that Ramdev went back on his word to police and tried to incite people to march to India Gate. Inspector Praveen Kumar, who lodged the FIR at Parliament Street police station, has said V K Singh was among those who addressed the crowd from a dais at Jantar Mantar.

Other speakers named in the FIR are journalist Ved Pratap Vaidik, former bureaucrat Sanjeev Sabhlok, Bawana industrialist Prakash Chand Jain and Kavi Gajender Solanki.

Based on the FIR, police have registered cases relating to rioting, attack on policemen, use of criminal force and deadly weapons.

According to Inspector Praveen Kumar, DCP (East) Prabhakar tried to stop Ramdev at the Delhi border, saying he and his supporters couldn’t head to India Gate as prohibitory orders were in place. If he still wished to protest, he was free to go to Ramlila Maidan.

The FIR states that Ramdev did not agree and headed to Guru Nanak Chowk. From there, he and his supporters — police estimate put the crowd strength at 5,000 — scattered in different directions. Ramdev insisted on marching towards India Gate.

He reached Jantar Mantar where, the FIR states, he assured police that he and his supporters would not go to India Gate. He held a rally there and several people addressed the crowd. Inspector Kumar identified some of the speakers as Prakash Chand Jain, Sabhlok, Kavi Solanki, Ved Pratap Vaidik and V K Singh.

Ramdev then began to incite his supporters, asking them to march to India Gate. “We will all go to India Gate and join the protest there,” Inspector Kumar quotes Ramdev as telling the crowd. The crowd then felled barricades and tried to head to India Gate.

Some from the crowd pushed and attacked policemen with flag poles, the FIR states. “This assembly of Ramdev and his supporters was unlawful. They took to rioting and obstructed policemen on duty. Several policemen sustained injuries,” Inspector Kumar said.

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FIR against saints and the guilty are scotfree by K.G.Acharya on 25 Dec 2012

The wily Sonia Congress is misusing the police and the CBI to serve its party interests.The wicked party is against Gen.V K Singh, Kejriwal, Baba Ramdev, Anna Hazare because these patriotic persons agitated against politicians looting the country. There are 162 MPs against whom serious charges of rape and murder are levelled but govt is not expiditing the cases against them. There are 2,75,000 crores of black money stashed in foreign banks. Govt is not bringing it back and using it to bring down the prices of essential goods.Govt is not carrying out police reforms and stopping interference of ministers in police work. I hope police will do post mortem of the constale, who died due to negligence by police itself and find out the real culprits.

Baba ???? Ram ??? Dev ??? by AGRAWAL on 25 Dec 2012

There is no Baba, nor ram & Dev in so called "Baba Ram Dev". He is befooling the poor people. He & his pupil had accumulated billions of dollars wealth on the name of religion. These People must be punished heavily.

Personal revenge by Devendra on 25 Dec 2012

UPA & Congress is more interested to settle the score with individuals. Particularly against Ramdev. Instead of solving the problems of Aam Admi, Congress wants to make sure Aam Admi can not stand against it.

Deepak by deepak on 25 Dec 2012

Baba Ramdev is easy to understand but what went wrong with Retd General Saheb? Why he chose to come to India Gate? Not good for his reputation even if he is retired.

Ramdev by krishan k arora on 25 Dec 2012

So called Baba must not be spared as he is ever ready to encash any opportunity to incite the mobs. I wish he gets jail by the Court for atleast 1 year or so.

YEH TOH HONA HEE THA by P C SHARMA RTI on 25 Dec 2012

BAHUT DER LAGA DI SARKAR NE CASE KARNE MEIN, PEHLE HEE CASE REGISTERED HO JANA CHAYIYE THA. THERE IS NO NEED TO AFRAID FROM THIS. BABA RAMDEV AND SH. V. K. SINGH BOTH ARE MATURED PERSON. P C SHARMA RTI & SOCIAL ACTIVIST CHOWK REGENT CINEMA AMRITSAR-143 006

These rouges should be held for policeman's murder. by Gopinath on 25 Dec 2012

These crooks can instead run a TV show on regular basis . They stoop to such a low that whatever a reason the media is cooking up they want to be seen as part of it to boost their infamous image. Inspite of blocking whole 18 months or so in the name of corruption they could not dent the vote share of congress instead the Ultra Modi has lost some inspite of super hectic efforts. If Modi himself could not halt the increase in perception of congress who else. Thats why now along with some media they have now taken women issue to weaken the cong. The price of their politics is the day light murder of the policeman.

Personal revenge by Devendra on 25 Dec 2012

UPA & Congress is more interested to settle the score with individuals. Particularly against Ramdev. Instead of solving the problems of Aam Admi, Congress wants to make sure Aam Admi can not stand against it.

shame by damini on 25 Dec 2012

who has registered FIR against against Sonia Gandhi.

very sad nothign happened to corrupt and crooked policemen by inder on 25 Dec 2012

how many more lies by these crooked police people after elections in 2014 majority of you will be behind bars for your crimes

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