He claimed despite the court order, the police were not letting Sadhvi visit Ujjain under the pretext of not having adequate personnel. The hospital officials also could not be contacted. Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, against whom the NIA recently dropped charges in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case, on Monday launched a hunger strike in a hospital here for not being allowed to visit the Kumbh fair in Ujjain despite a court order in her favour. Court permissionSadhvi’s close associate Bhagwan Jha said the court had allowed her to visit the religious fair and take the dip on May 4. Mr. Jha further claimed Sadhvi had threatened to take her life if she was not allowed to visit the Kumbh mela by May 21, the last day of the month-long event.

Source: The Hindu May 16, 2016 16:03 UTC