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| Swami Agnivesh assaulted in Jharkhand, 20 detained | | | |  New Delhi 19 july (Agencies)
Social activist Swami Agnivesh was attacked and beaten up by suspected persons in Jharkhand's Pakur district on Tuesday, leaving him shaken.
Police said the 78-year-old was attacked when he was going to participate in the 195th Damin Mahotsav at Littpara. The incident occurred just when he stepped out of his hotel.
The attackers first shouted slogans and showed black flags and later thrashed him even as he fell on the ground and his aides did their best to protect him.
The police detained 20 of the attackers. | | | | |
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