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SURAT: Patel community leader Hardik Patel who was arrested Saturday evening in Surat for violating prohibitory orders clamped ahead of his ‘Ekta March’ in the city has been released on bail late night.
Despite ban on mobile and internet, Hardik’s arrest triggered incidents of violence and protests in different part of the state. Hardik’s arrest sparked protest in Rabari Colony and Bapunagar area in Ahmedabad where a mob tried to block the national highway number 8.
The government for its part banned mobile internet services across the state to curb possible rumours and tackle law and order.
Hardik and 35 of his supporters who were detained from Varachha area in Surat earlier in the day were produced before a magistrate in Surat who granted them bail on a personal bond of Rs 1000 each, following which he was released late on Saturday night.
“We have arrested Hardik Patel. An FIR was registered against him under section 188 for violation of prohibitory orders,” said Surat Police commissioner Rakesh Asthana.
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