Friday, July 17, 2015

The strange deaths around India’s ‘godman’

Being close to godliness is a deadly business in India.

Asaram Bapu is one of India’s most prolific self-styled Hindu gurus. His following is so devout that he’s referred to widely as the “godman.” But the 74-year-old hasn’t been able to preach at his 425 ashrams as of late. Since 2013, he’s been sitting in jail awaiting trial on multiple charges of rape.

Recently, key witnesses in his trial have been dropping like flies. So far, nine have been brutally attacked and three killed—the latest died on Saturday night. Is it coincidence? Or has the powerful godman’s omnipresence taken a sinister turn?

Bapu, with a bushy white beard and flowing white tunic, commands an enormous following in India. But his legacy is rife with scandals, starting long before he was a world-famous religious leader. In a police investigation reported by India Today, locals in his hometown allege that in the late 1950s, Bapu was a tea seller accused of murder, but was released for lack of evidence. After this, he allegedly fled the area and became a successful liquor bootlegger. Full story...

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