When cops raised slogans in support of Anna Hazare

Among the supporters who turned up at the sprawling MMRDA ground to back Anna Hazare's fast, some policemen too were seen shouting slogans in favour of the anti-corruption crusader.

MUMBAI: Among the supporters who turned up at the sprawling MMRDA ground to back Anna Hazare's fast, some policemen too were seen shouting slogans in favour of the anti-corruption crusader.

However, these policemen in plain-clothes were not Hazare sympathisers but were mingling with the crowd to spot troublemakers at the 30,000 sq m ground to avoid any untoward incident and gather information.

"We were instructed to do so to spot miscreants if there were any. Wearing civil dress, we some times raised slogans for Hazare and mixed up with the crowd as supporters," said a constable.

Another constable, who was found singing patriotic songs along with other supporters, said, "We regularly updated our seniors about the scenario at the venue.

"With no separate enclosure for males and females, we had to pose as supporters to avoid any untoward incident."

When contacted, Deputy Police Commissioner (spokesperson) Nisar Tamboli refused to comment.
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Extensive police deployment was made at the venue with 2,000 police constables, 200 sub inspectors, six platoons of CRPF, three teams of QRT, two BDDS, six emergency exits, fire extinguishers 16 and six metal detector units pressed into service at the venue.
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