Ralegaon Siddhi:
The Maharashtra government has decided to strengthen the security of anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare, after two close aides of the Gandhian - Arvind Kejriwal and Prashant Bhushan - were attacked in the last ten days.
Mr Hazare's security cover has been increased to 11 security personnel from four at his village Ralegaon Siddhi. The police does not want to take any chance and are frisking the large number of people who continue to pour in at the village to meet Mr Hazare.
Metal detectors have also been installed at the Padmavati temple where the 74-year-old Gandhian has been living ever since his successful agitation against corruption for the enactment of Jan Lokpal Bill.
Mr Hazare's close aide Arvind Kejriwal was at a public event in Lucknow on Tuesday when a man rushed towards the stage that the activist was exiting and threw a slipper at him.
Just a few days ago, another close aide of Mr Hazare, Prashant Bhushan, was attacked at his chambers at the Supreme Court in Delhi. The three men who beat him relentlessly till other lawyers overpowered them said they belong to an organization named Bhagat Singh Kranti Sena and wanted to punish Mr Bhushan for his comments on Kashmir.