Stubborn Ramdev stopped in Uttar Pradesh, sent back to Haridwar

After his hunger strike was broken up in Delhi, Baba Ramdev's bid to return to Delhi was thwarted tonight by Uttar Pradesh police who intercepted and sent him back to Haridwar.

The car carrying Ramdev was stopped by UP police at Muzaffarnagar's border with Roorkee, Uttarakhand, at around 8.30pm as prohibitory orders were in force, Muzaffarnagar district officials said.

Earlier in the day, the yoga guru was evicted from Ramlila Maidan in Delhi, where he had launched the fast against black money, and bundled out to Dehradun from where he drove to Haridwar.