Rampal Maharaj

A self-declared religious leader in Haryana, Satguru Rampalji Maharaj, has been found not guilty of illegally confining thousands of followers and obstructing officials in 2014 when they stormed his 12-acre ashram. Six people were killed as his devotees turned into a private army to prevent his arrest; hundreds were injured.

In more worry for the Punjab Police, a congregation has been announced by a dera or ashram that has refused to cremate its guru for the last 11 months. The guru's followers are angry at a High Court order that his body, which has been in a freezer since January, must be cremated within 15 days.

Ashutosh Maharaj, godman in freezer, Punjab and Haryana High Court, Punjab government, Rampal ashram, Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan, Punjab Dera, Nurmahal ashram, Jalandhar

The police has beefed up security and is keeping a close eye on an ashram near Jalandhar in Punjab, where there is tension after the High Court ordered that the body of the guru who headed the ashram be cremated within 15 days.

The massive effort to locate and arrest self-styled religious leader Satguru Rampalji Maharaj cost taxpayers nearly Rs 30 crore, a court in Chandigarh was told today.

From arrested guru Rampal's ashram in Haryana, the police have found weapons, cash, bullet-proof jackets and commando uniforms stashed in lockers.

With Rampal Maharaj , 63, in a jail in Haryana and his ashram evacuated of thousands of devotees who fought for days to keep the police from entering the compound and arresting their guru, reporters finally have access to the 12-acre base of a man charged now with murder and sedition.

Rampal Maharaj, the self-styled "godman" arrested this week from his 12-acre Haryana ashram, has been booked in 35 new cases that include the charge of murder, rioting and illegal confinement of people. He has been shifted to a jail in Haryana's Hisar where he will be questioned by a special police team.

Rampal Maharaj, the 63-year-old guru who was arrested from his fortified ashram in Haryana last night, will be kept at the Hisar Central Jail till November 28, when a contempt case against him will be heard again. His ashram 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.

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.

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...

Police stormed 63-year-old self-styled godman Rampal's sprawling "Satlok Ashram" ashram in Haryana's Hisar on Tuesday as thousands of his supporters fought to prevent his arrest in connection with a murder case. But they could not find Rampal, who has been hiding there for nearly two weeks, using women and children as shields. Ashram sources said f...

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.

A self-declared religious leader in Haryana, Satguru Rampalji Maharaj, has been found not guilty of illegally confining thousands of followers and obstructing officials in 2014 when they stormed his 12-acre ashram. Six people were killed as his devotees turned into a private army to prevent his arrest; hundreds were injured.

In more worry for the Punjab Police, a congregation has been announced by a dera or ashram that has refused to cremate its guru for the last 11 months. The guru's followers are angry at a High Court order that his body, which has been in a freezer since January, must be cremated within 15 days.

Ashutosh Maharaj, godman in freezer, Punjab and Haryana High Court, Punjab government, Rampal ashram, Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan, Punjab Dera, Nurmahal ashram, Jalandhar

The police has beefed up security and is keeping a close eye on an ashram near Jalandhar in Punjab, where there is tension after the High Court ordered that the body of the guru who headed the ashram be cremated within 15 days.

The massive effort to locate and arrest self-styled religious leader Satguru Rampalji Maharaj cost taxpayers nearly Rs 30 crore, a court in Chandigarh was told today.

From arrested guru Rampal's ashram in Haryana, the police have found weapons, cash, bullet-proof jackets and commando uniforms stashed in lockers.

With Rampal Maharaj , 63, in a jail in Haryana and his ashram evacuated of thousands of devotees who fought for days to keep the police from entering the compound and arresting their guru, reporters finally have access to the 12-acre base of a man charged now with murder and sedition.

Rampal Maharaj, the self-styled "godman" arrested this week from his 12-acre Haryana ashram, has been booked in 35 new cases that include the charge of murder, rioting and illegal confinement of people. He has been shifted to a jail in Haryana's Hisar where he will be questioned by a special police team.

Rampal Maharaj, the 63-year-old guru who was arrested from his fortified ashram in Haryana last night, will be kept at the Hisar Central Jail till November 28, when a contempt case against him will be heard again. His ashram 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.

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.

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...

Police stormed 63-year-old self-styled godman Rampal's sprawling "Satlok Ashram" ashram in Haryana's Hisar on Tuesday as thousands of his supporters fought to prevent his arrest in connection with a murder case. But they could not find Rampal, who has been hiding there for nearly two weeks, using women and children as shields. Ashram sources said f...

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.