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This is an archive article published on October 13, 2011

After attack on Prashant Bhushan,Sri Ram Sene take on Team Anna members

2 groups clash outside Delhi court where Bhushan's attackers were produced today.

A group of activists belonging to right wing group Sri Ram Sene today attacked members of Team Anna Hazare who had gathered outside the Patiala court complex

here to support lawyer Prashant Bhushan.

The incident took place outside Gate No 2 around 5 pm when Team Anna volunteers objected to sloganeering by activists of the Sri Ram Sene against Hazare and Bhushan. Bhushan was attacked by members of the right-wing group yesterday.

Three men have been arrested for attacking Bhushan and were produced before the Patiala court which sent them to judicial custody till tomorrow. The actvisists from both sides had gathered at the court complex to witness the proceedings.

As soon as Anna’s supporters made their displeasure clear over the loud slogans against their leader,an aggressive Sene brigade engaged them in a verbal duel.

The argument degenerated into a scuffle with Sene activists beating up two of the five Anna supporters who were identified as Mohd Shoufi and Raj Kumar. They were taken to the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital by police.

One of the victims was kicked on his face and dragged by Sene activists who said they wanted Hazare to clear his stand on Jammu and Kashmir. The three had attacked Bhushan for advocating plebiscite in Kashmir.

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