A day after the management of the Osho International Meditation Resort in Pune allowed entry to тАШrebelтАЩ disciples on the occasion of OshoтАЩs тАШEnlightenment DayтАЩ, over 150 members of the rebel group forcibly entered the resort on Wednesday, said the Pune police.
The police resorted to the use of force to control one person who apparently did not belong to either faction, created a ruckus, and attacked the personnel before being overpowered and detained, an officer said.
According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 2) Smartana Patil, a┬аgroup of disciples from other factions forcibly entered the campus wearing тАШmalasтАЩ┬аdespite being allowed on Tuesday. тАЬOver 100 to 150 of them barged into the resort and chanted slogans. However, there was one person, according to the primary probe, who did not belong to any group. He created a ruckus and attacked the police personnel when they tried to stop him. This person has been detained and is being questioned. We have made adequate force deployment in the area and the campus as a precautionary measure and are closely monitoring the situation,тАЭ Patil said.
A police officer said that they had to use force to control the man, who is a foreign national.
Policemen carry a тАШrebelтАЩ Osho disciple inside a police truck in Pune on Wednesday. (Express photo by Arul Horizon)
Following intervention by the Pune City police and considering the possible law and order situation, the management of the Osho International Meditation Resort had allowed the тАШrebelтАЩ disciples to enter the campus wearing тАШmalasтАЩ (rosaries) for one day to mark the guruтАЩs тАШEnlightenment Day.тАЩ The тАШrebelтАЩ disciples celebrated the occasion and held meditation sessions at OshoтАЩs resting place. Many of them were banned years ago for alleged тАЬanti-resortтАЭ activities.
Policemen drag a тАШrebelтАЩ Osho disciple after some followers barged into the Osho resort in Pune, (Express photo by Arul Horizon)
The bearing of a rosary was banned in the ashram in 1987. The Pune police had deployed personnel in the area to avert any law and order situation. All of them were also told to pay a mandatory entry fee on Tuesday. While they have protested the fee in the past, this time they did not resist, officials said.
