Health check-ups by government doctors revealed that Baba Ramdev's supporters had gained weight in the past three days, even as they were on a hunger strike. Miffed at such reports, the protesters allegedly tried to destroy the weighing machines and threatened the doctors. Some 50 people from Bharat Swabhiman Trust, which is run by Baba Ramdev in the city, were on an indefinite hunger strike at Savarkar Smarak on Karve Road to support their guru's campaign against corruption.


Riled up:u00a0Baba Ramdev supporters try to snatch the weighing machine
from a hospital staffer

The Deccan police got a medical team, who, after checking the protestors weight and blood pressure level, concluded the supporters had gained weight in the last 24 hours. "This is a conspiracy by the government and Sassoon hospital. If they say that we have gained weight during our hunger strike, do they mean to say that we have eaten food in the last three days?" asked a supporter Younus Sheikh. Another supporter Suresh Jadhav, who is also a member of the Bharat Swabhiman Trust, said, "The police are playing a game and the doctor's report on Sunday should be taken into account and not the incorrect one which they tabulated today."


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