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Ahmedabad, Oct 2 (PTI) A journalist from Madhya Pradesh was on Saturday detained from Gandhi Ashram here on suspicion that he could disturb the law and order situation in the area, police said.
Rakesh Pathak, who is the chief editor with Bhopal-based news portal Karmveer, said he was picked up by the police from Gandhi Ashram and taken to Ranip police station where he was detained for hours.
An official of Ranip police station said Pathak was detained at 2 pm on the ground that he could disturb the law and order situation at Gandhi Ashram, and was allowed to leave after a few hours.
"As soon as I reached Hriday Kunj, three policemen in civil clothes approached me and asked me to accompany them outside the Ashram.
They made me sit in a private vehicle and took me to Ranip police station," Pathak said.
He said that he was detained possibly as the police were apprehensive he was going to organise a sit-in protest against the government"s proposed Ashram redevelopment project.