Fake Babas

Elections 2019: The saffron-robed man, introduced by Akhilesh Yadav as "baba", can be seen walking beside him, but his face is not visible.

A self-styled godman was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Rajasthan court today, a year after being indicted for the rape of a 21-year-old law student.

The Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad, the top body of Hindu sadhus, on Friday released a second list of "fake babas".

A senior functionary of the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad has gone missing while travelling by train from Haridwar to Kalyan (Mumbai).

Kushmuni Baba, a self-appointed godman in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad has sent a legal notice to the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad, an umbrella organisation of 13 monastic orders spread across north India, which has released a list of what it calls 14 "fake babas" and has demanded a crackdown on "rootless cult leaders".

Irked by recent controversies surrounding self-styled godmen, the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad, the top body of Hindu sadhus, today released a list of 14 "fake babas" and demanded a crackdown on "rootless cult leaders" by bringing in a legislation.

The "kissing baba", a fake godman who was hugging and kissing women devotees to treat their illness and solve other problems, has been arrested in Andhra Pradesh, police said on Friday.

A self-proclaimed godman was arrested for alleged sexual assault of a woman and her daughter after luring them of doubling their money with his "miraculous" power, police said today.

CBI sources said Balkrishna was arrested by the agency after the special court here issued a non-bailable warrant against him in connection with the case. On July 10, the agency had filed a case against Balkrishna in a case relating to alleged submission of alleged fake and forged documents to obtain an Indian passport.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has issued a look out notice for yoga guru Baba Ramdev's aide Acharya Balkrishna, who has been booked for allegedly holding a fake passport, an official said on Monday. The probe agency, which registered a case against Balkrishna on Sunday, has alerted airports to prevent Balkrishna from leaving the country...

Elections 2019: The saffron-robed man, introduced by Akhilesh Yadav as "baba", can be seen walking beside him, but his face is not visible.

A self-styled godman was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Rajasthan court today, a year after being indicted for the rape of a 21-year-old law student.

The Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad, the top body of Hindu sadhus, on Friday released a second list of "fake babas".

A senior functionary of the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad has gone missing while travelling by train from Haridwar to Kalyan (Mumbai).

Kushmuni Baba, a self-appointed godman in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad has sent a legal notice to the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad, an umbrella organisation of 13 monastic orders spread across north India, which has released a list of what it calls 14 "fake babas" and has demanded a crackdown on "rootless cult leaders".

Irked by recent controversies surrounding self-styled godmen, the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad, the top body of Hindu sadhus, today released a list of 14 "fake babas" and demanded a crackdown on "rootless cult leaders" by bringing in a legislation.

The "kissing baba", a fake godman who was hugging and kissing women devotees to treat their illness and solve other problems, has been arrested in Andhra Pradesh, police said on Friday.

A self-proclaimed godman was arrested for alleged sexual assault of a woman and her daughter after luring them of doubling their money with his "miraculous" power, police said today.

CBI sources said Balkrishna was arrested by the agency after the special court here issued a non-bailable warrant against him in connection with the case. On July 10, the agency had filed a case against Balkrishna in a case relating to alleged submission of alleged fake and forged documents to obtain an Indian passport.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has issued a look out notice for yoga guru Baba Ramdev's aide Acharya Balkrishna, who has been booked for allegedly holding a fake passport, an official said on Monday. The probe agency, which registered a case against Balkrishna on Sunday, has alerted airports to prevent Balkrishna from leaving the country...