Guru Rampal

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.

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.

More arms and ammunition - this time tucked inside an almira - were found today during the ongoing search at arrested guru Rampal's ashram. The almirah stood right next to the spot where Rampal used to sit and address his followers.

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

Spiritual spas of Rampal and others are filthy, writes Shobhaa De.

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.

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.

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, 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.

Political patronage is undeniable, writes Sidharth Bhatia.

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.

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.

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.

More arms and ammunition - this time tucked inside an almira - were found today during the ongoing search at arrested guru Rampal's ashram. The almirah stood right next to the spot where Rampal used to sit and address his followers.

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

Spiritual spas of Rampal and others are filthy, writes Shobhaa De.

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.

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.

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, 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.

Political patronage is undeniable, writes Sidharth Bhatia.

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.