Controversial Guru Rampal

A local court today extended the police remand of controversial guru Rampal, who has been slapped with cases of sedition and murder, by seven days.

The police today found a bullet-proof vehicle inside the highly-fortified Satlok Ashram from where controversial guru Rampal was arrested.

A huge cache of arms and ammunition, petrol bombs, acid syringes, a chilli grenade and a pregnancy test strip were found inside the highly-fortified Satlok Ashram from where controversial guru Rampal was arrested.

There are no more people inside the sprawling 12-acre ashram of Rampal, a self-styled "godman" in Haryana, and it has been sealed and handed over to the CRPF.

Rampal Maharaj, the 63-year-old guru who was arrested from his fortified ashram in Haryana last night, has said he regrets the deaths of six of his followers, but stressed that he did not use his devotees as a human shield in a lengthy and violent stand-off with the police.

Rampal, the controversial guru arrested last night from his Haryana ashram after a two-week stand-off with the police, will be produced in court today. The 63-year-old has been charged with sedition or waging war against the nation. In hospital today, he said "I am sorry about death of followers, but didn't use any as a human shield."

Controversial guru Rampal was arrested from his Satlok Ashram at Hisar's Haryana at 9.21 pm on Wednesday. The 63-year-old, who is facing charges of sedition or waging war against the nation, did not surrender.

In 2000, Rampal Dass, a junior engineer in the Haryana irrigation department was sacked. He now heads a dera or cult worth Rs 100 crores and goes by the name of Sarguru Rampal Ji Maharaj.

Four women and an 18-month-old baby have died at controversial guru Rampal's ashram in Haryana's Hisar, where thousands of his followers clashed with the police on Tuesday and used acid, bombs and gunfire to try and stop his arrest in connection with a murder case.

In the wake of armed resistance by controversial guru Rampal's supporters yesterday, Haryana police has slapped sedition and other charges against him and several of his followers that include officials of his Satlok Ashram.

The police appeared to be closing in on controversial guru Rampal on Wednesday as they arrested his close aide Purushottam Das from his ashram in Haryana's Hisar, a day after thousands of followers used bombs, stones and gunfire to try and stop their leader's arrest in connection with a murder case. The police said five bodies including that of an...

Policemen in riot gear stormed controversial guru Rampal's sprawling ashram at Hisar in Haryana today as thousands of his supporters fought to prevent his arrest in connection with a murder case. The police could not find Rampal, 63, who has been hiding at his "Satlok ashram" in Barwala town for nearly two weeks, using women and children as shield...

Rampal Das, now known as Jagatguru Rampal Ji Maharaj to his supporters and self-styled Godman Rampal in many headlines across the country, was a junior engineer in the Haryana irrigation department till 2000.

Policemen in riot gear used teargas shells, water-cannons, batons and bulldozers today to enter controversial guru Rampal's sprawling ashram at Hisar in Haryana as thousands of his supporters fought to prevent his arrest in a murder case. The police could not find Rampal, 63, who has been hiding at his "Satlok ashram" for nearly two weeks, using w...

A local court today extended the police remand of controversial guru Rampal, who has been slapped with cases of sedition and murder, by seven days.

The police today found a bullet-proof vehicle inside the highly-fortified Satlok Ashram from where controversial guru Rampal was arrested.

A huge cache of arms and ammunition, petrol bombs, acid syringes, a chilli grenade and a pregnancy test strip were found inside the highly-fortified Satlok Ashram from where controversial guru Rampal was arrested.

There are no more people inside the sprawling 12-acre ashram of Rampal, a self-styled "godman" in Haryana, and it has been sealed and handed over to the CRPF.

Rampal Maharaj, the 63-year-old guru who was arrested from his fortified ashram in Haryana last night, has said he regrets the deaths of six of his followers, but stressed that he did not use his devotees as a human shield in a lengthy and violent stand-off with the police.

Rampal, the controversial guru arrested last night from his Haryana ashram after a two-week stand-off with the police, will be produced in court today. The 63-year-old has been charged with sedition or waging war against the nation. In hospital today, he said "I am sorry about death of followers, but didn't use any as a human shield."

Controversial guru Rampal was arrested from his Satlok Ashram at Hisar's Haryana at 9.21 pm on Wednesday. The 63-year-old, who is facing charges of sedition or waging war against the nation, did not surrender.

In 2000, Rampal Dass, a junior engineer in the Haryana irrigation department was sacked. He now heads a dera or cult worth Rs 100 crores and goes by the name of Sarguru Rampal Ji Maharaj.

Four women and an 18-month-old baby have died at controversial guru Rampal's ashram in Haryana's Hisar, where thousands of his followers clashed with the police on Tuesday and used acid, bombs and gunfire to try and stop his arrest in connection with a murder case.

In the wake of armed resistance by controversial guru Rampal's supporters yesterday, Haryana police has slapped sedition and other charges against him and several of his followers that include officials of his Satlok Ashram.

The police appeared to be closing in on controversial guru Rampal on Wednesday as they arrested his close aide Purushottam Das from his ashram in Haryana's Hisar, a day after thousands of followers used bombs, stones and gunfire to try and stop their leader's arrest in connection with a murder case. The police said five bodies including that of an...

Policemen in riot gear stormed controversial guru Rampal's sprawling ashram at Hisar in Haryana today as thousands of his supporters fought to prevent his arrest in connection with a murder case. The police could not find Rampal, 63, who has been hiding at his "Satlok ashram" in Barwala town for nearly two weeks, using women and children as shield...

Rampal Das, now known as Jagatguru Rampal Ji Maharaj to his supporters and self-styled Godman Rampal in many headlines across the country, was a junior engineer in the Haryana irrigation department till 2000.

Policemen in riot gear used teargas shells, water-cannons, batons and bulldozers today to enter controversial guru Rampal's sprawling ashram at Hisar in Haryana as thousands of his supporters fought to prevent his arrest in a murder case. The police could not find Rampal, 63, who has been hiding at his "Satlok ashram" for nearly two weeks, using w...