GHANDI ARRESTED

Northern Advocate, 6 May 1930, Page 5

GHANDI ARRESTED

CAPTURED QUIETLY

PRISONER IN POONA GAOL.

STATEMENT BY GOVERNMENT.

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Received 11.2 a.m.) DELHI, May 5.

Mr Gandhi was arrested under an Ordinance o-f 1827. He will bo kept a prisoner in Poona Gaol during the pleasure of tih© Government

•Gandhi was arrested at' a camp at Karadi, near Jalalpore, under conditions of the strictest secrecy by European police officers, a district magistrate and a force of armed police. lie was placed on the Gujerat mail and the train stopped at Bprivili, a small station 30 miles from Bombay. Gandhi was taken out and placed in a high-powered car and driven to tlio Yervada Central Prison at Poona. The Bombay Government, making a statement on the arrest says: ‘‘Gandhi’s campaign resulted in grave disturbances throughout India, and while ho deplored the outbreaks he was no longer able to control bis followers. The Government has pursued a policy of ; toleration, even at risk Of accusation of weakness, but events' have shown that the history, of the earlier non-co-operation movement would repeat itself if the Gandhi campaign were allowed to be continued unchecked.

‘ ‘ The Government of Bombay, after being in consultation with the Government of India, therefore, decided it was impossible to allow Gandhi to remain at large without grave dangers to the tranquility of India. ’ ’ As a sequel to the lawlessness prevalent at • Peshawar since the recent rioting and activities, agitators aro fomenting trouble among the frontier tribesmen. A great military demonstration of all arms, including the Air Force, took place when, at dawn, the British troops occupied the city with the object of restoring order. The troops will remain in the city for two months,’