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Lathicharged

MUMBAI: Police allegedly lathicharged an irate group of followers of Sri Narendra Maharaj at the Mumbai airport on Tuesday night, airport sources said.

Several women and few children were among the injured.

The lathicharge was ordered after a group of followers of the Maharaj, who is based at Naneej in Konkan region, went on a rampage at the airport, protesting the Delhi Airport authorities' decision not to allow the Maharaj to carry his mace on board a Mumbai-bound flight, the sources said.

Even as the lathicharge continued, there were reports that the Maharaj had arrived in Mumbai and was engaged in talks with the airport authorities and the police on the issue.

PTI

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