Godman Dhirendra Shastri’s brother arrested for inflicting ruckus at Dalit marriage ceremony, granted bail

Express News Service

BHOPAL: Politically influential Hindu Rashtra-backer godman Dhirendra Shastri’s youthful brother Shaligram Garg was lastly arrested by police in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday for abusing and assaulting friends at a Dalit marriage ceremony.

On midnight of February 11, 22-year-old Shaligram armed with a country-made pistol, together with one Raja Ram Tiwari, gatecrashed the marriage get together of a Dalit couple in his native Garha village of Chhatarpur district and objected over the taking part in of Rai people music on the get together. He pointed a pistol and allegedly abused and assaulted the friends, moreover damaging property there.

Though the arrest of Shaligram and Tiwari comes 19 days after the incident and 10 days after they have been booked within the case, they have been granted bail by the particular SC/ST Act Cases court docket in Chhatarpur a couple of hours after their arrest.

The Dalit outfit Bhim Army had been protesting in Chhatarpur district over the delay within the arrest of the accused within the case.

“The complainant, as well as the prosecution counsel, opposed the bail plea of the arrested suspects. The defence counsel, however, appealed for bail to both claiming that they weren’t habitual offenders. The defence counsel also quoted the Supreme Court judgment about granting bail to those accused in offences that carry punishment of not more than seven years. Hearing both sides, the additional district judge (SC/ST Atrocities Act cases) granted both the accused bail on presentation of personal surety bond of Rs 25,000 each,” Chhatarpur district prosecution officer (DPO) Pravesh Ahirwar advised The New Indian Express.

The two accused, together with the godman’s brother have been booked underneath IPC Sections 294, 323, 506, 427, 336 IPC, 25 Arms Act and provisions of SC/ST Atrocities (Prevention) Act on February 20.

Just a few days after the assault, the video of the incident had gone viral, after which the native police acted on the matter and recorded statements of the Dalit household whose daughter had been married on February 11. Based on the grievance of the bride’s father, an FIR was registered at Bamitha police station towards Shaligram and Tiwari.      

The prime accused Shaligram Garg’s elder brother, 26-year-old Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, is a well-liked godman, who’s the Peethadhishwar of Lord Hanuman’s well-known temple Bageshwar Dham in Garha village of Chhatarpur district.

He has repeatedly been in information for the previous few weeks, over his “miraculous powers” and demand for Hindu Rashtra. Just a few weeks again, a Nagpur-based NGO had questioned Shastri’s miraculous powers.

Shastri has an enormous devotee base throughout the nation. He additionally has a fan following amongst politicians. Senior MP politicians together with CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, state BJP president and native MP VD Sharma and former CM Kamal Nath, have just lately visited the Bageshwar Dham and met the godman.

BHOPAL: Politically influential Hindu Rashtra-backer godman Dhirendra Shastri’s youthful brother Shaligram Garg was lastly arrested by police in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday for abusing and assaulting friends at a Dalit marriage ceremony.

On midnight of February 11, 22-year-old Shaligram armed with a country-made pistol, together with one Raja Ram Tiwari, gatecrashed the marriage get together of a Dalit couple in his native Garha village of Chhatarpur district and objected over the taking part in of Rai people music on the get together. He pointed a pistol and allegedly abused and assaulted the friends, moreover damaging property there.

Though the arrest of Shaligram and Tiwari comes 19 days after the incident and 10 days after they have been booked within the case, they have been granted bail by the particular SC/ST Act Cases court docket in Chhatarpur a couple of hours after their arrest.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

The Dalit outfit Bhim Army had been protesting in Chhatarpur district over the delay within the arrest of the accused within the case.

“The complainant, as well as the prosecution counsel, opposed the bail plea of the arrested suspects. The defence counsel, however, appealed for bail to both claiming that they weren’t habitual offenders. The defence counsel also quoted the Supreme Court judgment about granting bail to those accused in offences that carry punishment of not more than seven years. Hearing both sides, the additional district judge (SC/ST Atrocities Act cases) granted both the accused bail on presentation of personal surety bond of Rs 25,000 each,” Chhatarpur district prosecution officer (DPO) Pravesh Ahirwar advised The New Indian Express.

The two accused, together with the godman’s brother have been booked underneath IPC Sections 294, 323, 506, 427, 336 IPC, 25 Arms Act and provisions of SC/ST Atrocities (Prevention) Act on February 20.

Just a few days after the assault, the video of the incident had gone viral, after which the native police acted on the matter and recorded statements of the Dalit household whose daughter had been married on February 11. Based on the grievance of the bride’s father, an FIR was registered at Bamitha police station towards Shaligram and Tiwari.      

The prime accused Shaligram Garg’s elder brother, 26-year-old Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, is a well-liked godman, who’s the Peethadhishwar of Lord Hanuman’s well-known temple Bageshwar Dham in Garha village of Chhatarpur district.

He has repeatedly been in information for the previous few weeks, over his “miraculous powers” and demand for Hindu Rashtra. Just a few weeks again, a Nagpur-based NGO had questioned Shastri’s miraculous powers.

Shastri has an enormous devotee base throughout the nation. He additionally has a fan following amongst politicians. Senior MP politicians together with CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, state BJP president and native MP VD Sharma and former CM Kamal Nath, have just lately visited the Bageshwar Dham and met the godman.