Sant Rampal

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.