Arrested controversial ‘godman’ Rampal on Thursday rejected charges that he had asked thousands of his followers to be kept “hostage” for past several days inside his ashram at Barwala to evade police action in a contempt of court case.
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“Yeah jhuthee ilzaam hein (these are false allegations),” 63-year-old godman told reporters after his medical examination was conducted at General Hospital here.
Asked about claims of his followers that they had been kept hostage by his private armed commandos and other henchmen, Rampal in his first reaction after his arrest, said, “No, this is not true….”
As journalists fired a volley of questions at him, Rampal kept walking towards a waiting police vehicle, jostling his way through the battery of mediapersons who surrounded him.
He will be later on Thursday produced before Punjab and Haryana High Court in a contempt case.
Earlier, the medical examination of Rampal, who was arrested from his Satlok Ashram in Hisar’s Barwala town, was conducted at the Government General hospital at Panchkula, with a doctor describing his major helth parameters as “stable”.
Rampal, who had refused to appear in court in a contempt case claiming he was unwell, was arrested from his Satlok Ashram after a two-week long stand off in Hisar’s Barwala town. He was later brought to Panchkula Government hospital in Haryana in an ambulance from Barwala well past mid-night after traveling nearly 220 kms.
Immediately on arrival, doctors at the government health institution in Sector 6 here conducted tests on him.
Dr Rajesh of the Civil Hospital told reporters that the godman’s overall health parameters appeared “stable”.
Commenting on Rampal’s arrest, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that priority of the government and the security personnel involved in the operation was to ensure that innocent lives are brought out safely without any harm.
“All throughout, we had to keep in mind that no innocent lives are lost,” Khattar said.
Indian Express |November 20, 2014
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