It was possibly in 1985, and I volunteered at Sri Aurobindo Ashram, New Delhi. We had a visitor from Gujarat at the Ashram. He was an acupressure expert who cured several chronic patients to his credit. Someone sent a letter to the Hindustan Times to interview this gentleman. A reporter came and interviewed this gentleman. The day an article appeared in the newspaper describing him as a wonder-worker, Ashram organized an acupressure camp on the school premises. Only a few Ashram devotees were invited to this camp. 

The camp started with a good number of people joining the queue for the treatment. As hours went by, the number of people started growing alarmingly. As treatment for each patient took time, people standing for a long time became impatient. They all broke the line and were trying to force their way into the treatment room. They were looking for the person in charge of the Ashram. They started pelting stones and broke the school's window panes. I was guarding the door to where the in charge was talking to the patients. The crowd pushed me out to enter the room, but I managed to keep people out. As things were going out of control, the Ashram Authority called for police help. But this created a difficult situation for the Ashram authorities; the police had to lathi charge to disperse the crown. Police also questioned the Ashram Authorities as to why they did not inform the police station beforehand of such a big gathering. 

The police penalized the Ashram Authorities and arrested people who were helping regulate the patients and the doctor. They were taken to the police station and kept sitting post-lunch. Ashram Authorities submitted a written appeal saying it was not expected that people in such a large number would turn up. The program was organized only for the Ashram devotees. Due to the publication of the interview in the newspaper, many people came to know about it and came without any invitation. However, Ashram Authorities are sorry for this lapse.

I escaped the arrest, although I was prominently present at the venue. This is how a program with good intentions turned into a fiasco.