A press meet held today by Nithyananda ashramites was disrupted by the some anti-social elements who created a furore and threatened to destroy the ashram and the spiritual movement. Based on a complaint made by the chief editor Ajit of Suvarna channel who had accompanied this group yesterday, 16 ashramites and volunteers were taken into custody under sections 143 (unlawful assembly), 341 (wrongful restraint), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (intentional insult with intent to breach peace) and 506(criminal intimidation) read with 149 of the Indian Penal Code.
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