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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of gherao.

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Examples

  • The unions had called for a lockout at most factories, and both offices and management were being regularly "gheraoed" or encircled by the protesters who wouldn't let them leave.

    My Family's Narrow Escape From India's Dirty War 2010

  • Chennai, 21 November, (Asiantribune. com): Rani Wickremasinghe, Leader of the Opposition and the former Prime Minister of Sri Lanka was 'gheraoed' yesterday, when he returned after a merit making ceremony and a special pooja at the 'Pongu Saneeswarar' Temple in Thirukollikadu village in Tiruvarur district, located in Tamil Nadu.

    Asian Tribune 2008

  • Chennai, 21 November, (Asiantribune. com): Rani Wickremasinghe, Leader of the Opposition and the former Prime Minister of Sri Lanka was 'gheraoed' yesterday, when he returned after a merit making ceremony and a special pooja at the 'Pongu Saneeswarar' Temple in Thirukollikadu village in Tiruvarur district, located in Tamil Nadu.

    Asian Tribune 2008

  • The fact of the matter is that in October about four to five thousands strong gathering of tribals under the leadership of Munni Hansda had gheraoed the SP for three days continuously.

    Ideal of tribal self-rule degenerates into a police state 2009

  • More than 350 landless people gheraoed the chief minister in spite of the presence of a large police force and demanded the distribution of the government land to landless families.

    Karnataka: Land Struggle in More Areas Abhay N 2007

  • We gheraoed the Home Minister for delaying our release.

    Naxal Revolution Exclusive - Interview with Mr P Govindan Kutty ,Editor of Peoplesmarch(Voice of the Indian Revolution) Abhay N 2006

  • We gheraoed the Home Minister for delaying our release.

    Archive 2006-11-01 Abhay N 2006

  • As the jawans were being given the guard of honour, as many as 200-odd families present, gheraoed the West Bengal Finance Minister.

    Times Now 2010

  • Earlier, beneficiaries of "Indiramma Adarsha Wards" led by municipal councillors of opposition parties gheraoed the Minister in Bhongir demanding prompt provision of assured benefits under the programme.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • A day after an elephant was declared rogue and shot dead by hunters of the forest department, local villagers gheraoed the forest officials in

    WN.com - Articles related to The unlikely and extraordinary bond between orphaned elephant calves and children 2010

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