The police may have identified the mastermind of the fatal shooting of Bahujan Samaj Party leader and real estate tycoon Deepak Bhardwaj in his Delhi farmhouse. Sources have told CNN-IBN that the interrogation of the suspects has led to the name of a self-styled godman or Swami. ...
09:23 AM, Apr 03, 2013
A case was filed in a local court in Bihar against the self-styled godman Asaram Bapu for his remarks in connection with the Delhi gangrape case and the court has taken cognisance of it. The complaint case against the godman was filed by advocate Sudhir Kumar Ojha in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate(CJM) SP Singh, under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). ...
02:52 PM, Jan 09, 2013
Even as the outrage over self-proclaimed godman Asaram's comments on the Delhi braveheart continues, his followers refused to apologise and instead defended his remarks. Asaram hit a new low in the public discourse on the brutal gangrape and murder case of the 23-year-old paramedical student, saying she was partly to blame for what she suffered. He even said that the Delhi braveheart could have begged the attackers to escape. ...
07:45 AM, Jan 08, 2013
Self-proclaimed godman Asaram Bapu has kicked up a controversy after holding the Delhi braveheart herself responsible for the barbaric sexual assault on her by a group of six men. He said, "Only five to six people are not the culprits. The victim is as guilty as her rapists. She should have called the culprits brothers and begged before them to stop. This could have saved her dignity and life. Can...
02:12 PM, Jan 07, 2013
Chennai: Swami Nithyananda has been sacked as the successor to a 1500-year-old Mutt in Madurai. Nithyananda was sacked by a senior pontiff and is facing criminal charges including rape after a US-based woman and others alleged sexual exploitation. Nithyananda was appointed as the successor at the Madurai Mutt in April but his appointment had received widespread criticism, including from the Tamil Nadu government. Nithyananda's own ashram is located in Bangalore,...
09:19 AM, Oct 20, 2012
New Delhi: A self-styled godman was arrested in the national capital for allegedly murdering his accomplice after he insulted him while gambling in a group, police said on Saturday. Aghori Baba (60) was arrested for the murder of 55-year-old Puran, a plumber who was living in a nursery after having lost his wife and family members. During investigation, police came to know that Puran along with several other people consumed...
07:13 PM, Sep 29, 2012
Mumbai: Controversial spiritual leader Swami Nithyananda is likely to be a part of reality show 'Bigg Boss' this season. Swami Nithyananda was in news after some of his disciples accused him of sexual harassment and now there is a buzz that the self-styled godman is all set to participate in 'Bigg Boss 6'. "I have been told the godman has been approached earlier. It is too early to confirm or...
01:06 PM, Sep 21, 2012
Bangalore: The Karnataka High Court on Thursday disposed of a habeas corpus petition filed by the parents of a devotee of Nityananda, after he deposed before the court that he was "not illegally detained" by the self-styled godman. The court disposed of the petition filed by Munnur Krishnamurthy and Jayanthi after their son Santhosh said he had not been illegally detained, joined the ashram on his own will and refused...
09:39 PM, Jul 05, 2012
Araria: A local court on Tuesday reserved an order on the anticipatory bail plea filed by self-proclaimed godman Nirmal Baba in connection with a case of fraud and forgery. District Judge Sanjay Kumar reserved his order on the anticipatory bail application of Nirmal Baba after hearing arguments by his counsel Dev Narayan Sen and the Public Prosecutor (PP) Laxmi Narayan. Nirmal Baba had filed the anticipatory bail application in Araria...
04:11 PM, Jun 26, 2012
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu police on Tuesday conducted raids at self-styled godman Nithyananda's Madurai ashram. The raids came after complaints of violation of the Wildlife Act. The complaint stated that Nithyananda sat on tiger skins and elephant tusks. Nithyananda was granted bail by the district executive magistrate on June 15 after he was re-arrested on charges of disturbing peace. Nithyananda was arrested on June 13 after he appeared before a...
02:21 PM, Jun 26, 2012
Bangalore: A court near Bangalore granted bail to self-styled godman Nithyananda on Thursday. He spent his first night in jail after surrendering on Wednesday. The self-styled godman was arrested in connection with an alleged assault on a TV reporter. He also faces new allegations of sexual abuse. Nithyananda, who had been reportedly absconding for days, surrendered in the Ramanagara district court in Karnataka on Wednesday. He was sent to a...
03:49 PM, Jun 14, 2012
Bangalore: A court near Bangalore will decide on self-styled godman Nithyananda's bail plea on Thursday. He spent his first night in jail after surrendering on Wednesday. The self-styled godman was arrested in connection with an alleged assault on a TV reporter. He also faces new allegations of sexual abuse. Nithyananda, who had been reportedly absconding for days, surrendered in the Ramanagara district court in Karnataka on Wednesday. He was sent...
09:27 AM, Jun 14, 2012
34-year-old self-styled godman Swamy Nithyananda, facing arrest in an assault case, surrendered on Wednesday afternoon at the Ramanagar court near Bangalore in Karnataka. The controversial godman evaded law for three days after an FIR was lodged against him for assaulting a reporter from a TV channel who allegedly asked uncomfortable questions during a press conference. That press meet was called after Arathi Rao, an NRI based in the US, had...
04:01 PM, Jun 13, 2012
Bangalore: Self-styled godman Nithyananda, who had been reportedly absconding for days, surrendered in the Ramanagara district court in Karnataka on Wednesday. He has been sent to a day's judicial custody and may apply for bail on Thursday. This came after the Karnataka High Court adjourned his plea for quashing the first FIR against him. Earlier on Wednesday, Nithyananda's ashram had issued a press release saying he would be back in...
03:33 PM, Jun 13, 2012
Bangalore: Self-styled godman Nithyananda faces arrest after the Karnataka High Court adjourned his plea for quashing the FIR against him to Friday. This means that if Nithyananda visits his ashram on Wednesday, he is likely to be arrested. Nithyananda's ashram had issued a press release on Wednesday saying he'll be back at the Bidadi ashram on Thursday. The police, however, are still on the look out for Nithyananda over allegations...
01:58 PM, Jun 13, 2012
Bangalore: Self-styled godman Nithyananda's ashram has issued a press release saying he'll be back at the Bidadi ashram on Thursday. The police, however, are still on the look out for Nithyananda over allegations of sexual abuse. The police are expected to arrest all those named in an FIR filed after an altercation between the media and his followers. Nithyananda's lawyers moved the Karnataka High Court to quash the first FIR...
12:40 PM, Jun 13, 2012
Bangalore: Self-styled godman Swami Nithyananda still remains on the run. The Ramanagara police have begun their search at his ashram in Bidadi. The police are expected to arrest all those named in an FIR, filed after an altercation between the media and his followers. Meanwhile, the Swami's lawyers moved the Karnataka High Court to quash the first FIR on Tuesday. The state government is also set to take over his...
08:53 AM, Jun 13, 2012
Bangalore: Self-styled godman Nithyananda remains missing 24 hours after the Sadananda Gowda government in Karnataka issued a manhunt for him. There has been no clue of his whereabouts despite the state government having ordered a probe into allegations of sexual abuse against him. However, Nithyananda's supporters claimed that he was not absconding. The government had also ordered the seizure and a search of his ashram property and asked the home...
01:34 PM, Jun 12, 2012
Bangalore: The Dhyanapeetham ashram of controversial godman Nithyananda in Bidadi wore a deserted look on Monday soon after Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda ordered his arrest and the closure of the ashram till the investigations are completed. Ramanagaram police said, We have received certain orders from the Chief Minister and will follow it. There are certain formalities that we need to complete before taking over the ashram. Since there...
10:22 AM, Jun 12, 2012
Bangalore: Controversial self-styled godman Nithyananda on Monday faced a search warrant for his arrest after the government bearing the heat of public outrage decided to act against him over his activities including alleged sexual exploitation of his disciples. Nithyananda, already facing criminal cases including rape on complaints from some former disciples last year, is reportedly absconding from his ashram at Bidadi in Ramanagara district near Bangalore. With several protests on...
03:01 AM, Jun 12, 2012
