‘Mahant roamed around with women in car at night’:Villagers claim he had physical relations; stayed silent due to ashram influence; sadhu killed in Kaithal

On the Rajpuri dera in Kaithal, the sadhu was tied with chains and overwhelmed, and his physique was positioned instantly in opposition to the wall. Police have arrested the accused mahant. The inset reveals a file picture of the accused

After the homicide of a shadhu on the Rajpuri dera in Baba Ladana village of Kaithal, villagers have made severe allegations in opposition to the chief mahant, Doojpuri.

The villagers say they’d been troubled by the mahant’s actions for a very long time. He’s accused of driving round at evening with girls and younger girls in his automobile.

The villagers declare that younger girls have been typically delivered to the dera from exterior and that the mahant had bodily relations with them. In addition they allege that girls from the village had caught the mahant in objectionable conditions with younger girls a number of instances however remained silent due to the dera’s affect.

Following the monk’s homicide on the dera, villagers have now begun mentioning outdated incidents as nicely. On Wednesday (2 Sept), Mahant Doojpuri, alias Dharmendra, was accused of beating monk Shiv Shankar Puri to demise alongside along with his associates. Sadar police have arrested 5 accused, together with the mahant.

Villager Krishna Kumar supplies details about the mahant

First, learn what the villagers stated in regards to the mahant….

• The mahant used to talk abusively: Villager Krishna Kumar says that though Doojpuri sat on the dera’s seat, they didn’t take into account him a mahant. For them, the dera’s founder, Baba Rajpuri, is all the pieces. In accordance with Krishna Kumar, Doojpuri’s behaviour was inappropriate. He would additionally communicate abusively to the folks of the village.
• Faraway from the seat for pushing a lady: Krishna Kumar stated, “Doojpuri had pushed a lady who had come to the dera to worship. Following this, he was faraway from the seat in 2018.”Nevertheless, he later regained the seat. Doojpuri used to ship the cash supplied on the dera to Uttar Pradesh and was shopping for a home there. Some villagers have been additionally concerned with him.
• Questions additionally raised in regards to the mahant’s character: Dalbir Singh, a villager, stated that the complete village is grieving over the incident on the dera. Dujpuri’s character was additionally questionable.There was discuss within the village that he used to carry some girls to the dera and have bodily relations with them. The whole matter needs to be investigated.

Villager Dalbir Singh stated that the mahant’s character was questionable

Now understand how the sadhu was murdered on the dera…

• The Sadhu Had Arrived on the Dera from Uttar Pradesh Three Months In the past: The deceased sadhu was recognized as Shiv Shankar Puri, alias Rakesh Kumar, who had arrived from Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, round three months in the past.He was at the moment staying on the dera with its head mahant, Doojpuri. When villagers arrived for prayers on Wednesday morning, they discovered Shiv Shankar Puri mendacity lifeless.
• Murdered After Being Tied with Chains and Ropes and Overwhelmed: As quickly as news of the sadhu’s demise unfold, a lot of his followers reached the spot.They alleged that head mahant Doojpuri had murdered Shiv Shankar Puri. They stated he was first tied up with ropes and chains contained in the dera after which overwhelmed to demise. In the course of the assault, hair from his head and beard was additionally pulled out. The police subsequently took Doojpuri into custody.
• Dispute over coming into the room: DSP Crime Sushil Prakash stated at a press convention on Wednesday night {that a} dispute had occurred with the monk Shiv Shankar Puri over coming into the room of the dera’s head mahant, Dujpuri, aka Dharmendra. After this, the mahant, together with 3-4 different folks, tied up Shiv Shankar Puri and beat him with sticks, leading to his demise.
• 5 folks arrested: The DSP stated, “The police have arrested Mahant Dujpuri, his disciple Lavkesh Puri, Hoshiar Singh, a resident of Baba Ladana, Rajat, and Ravi alias Bhola.A case has been registered in opposition to the accused on the grievance of village sarpanch Gurnam Singh. In accordance with the police, the primary accused is Mahant Dujpuri. The investigation is ongoing, and additional motion shall be taken based mostly on its findings.

The Historical past of Baba Rajpuri and His Dera…

• Born in 1690, donned the robes on the age of 8: Baba Rajpuri was born in 1690 within the village of Baba Ladana. At round eight years of age, he went to the village of Batta, donned the robes, and accepted Saint Saraswati Puri as his guru. Later, he established a separate monastery from his guru within the village of Batta.Baba Rajpuri had nice reverence for Mata Hinglaj, one of many 52 Shakti Peethas. It’s stated that this monastery was established within the village of Baba Ladana round 300 years in the past. There are 360 sacred hearth websites related to Baba Rajpuri right here.
• Presently, the chief mahant of the Dujpuri monastery: The primary mahant of the Baba Rajpuri monastery was Siddh Puri, who attained samadhi in 1709.After him, Mahant Bhandar Puri attained samadhi in 1745, Mahant Shuddh Puri in 1778, Mahant Bhandar Puri in 1803, Mahant Gyan Puri in 1871, Mahant Totapuri in 1884, Mahant Chetanpuri in 1897, and Mahant Hazari Puri in 1905. At current, Dujpuri is the chief mahant of the monastery.
• Aarti is carried out 4 instances every day on the dera: Aarti is carried out 4 instances a day on the dera. The primary aarti takes place at 4 a.m., the second, the bhog aarti, at 11:30 a.m., and the third at 3 p.m., adopted by the night aarti.Thirty-one lamps are lit. The worship of Dera Rajpuri Baba Ladana, the neighborhood feast at Batta Dera, and the Alakh of Kyorak are fairly well-known. An enormous honest is held on the dera the day after Dussehra, throughout which devotees supply ghee and milk. A good can be held right here on Chandni Ekadashi.
• The dera has 80 acres of land and 135 animals: The dera has roughly 80 acres of land and 135 animals. Not one of the animals have been bought. When their needs are fulfilled, devotees donate animals and go away them right here. The Dera campus additionally has a 400-year-old jal tree, regionally often called “jail” or “peelu”.