"She has been taken to Tihar jail to serve the sentence," Joint Commissioner of Police, New Delhi, Amod Kanth said.

He said station house officer of the Tilak Marg police station Vimlesh Yadav accompanied Roy to Tihar jail after securing the committal warrant against her.

Kanth said the police would await payment of Rs 2000 fine by Roy failing which she would have to undergo imprisonment for another three months as per the directions of the Supreme Court.

Meanwhile, angry demonstrators of Narmada Bachoa Andolan led by Medha Patkar, protesting against the court verdict, were detained and taken to Tilak Marg police station.

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