'5-Star' Ashram On Land Worth 4 Crores: Documents Detail Bhole Baba's Wealth
NDTV
121 people were killed in a stampede at a religious event organised by the self-styled godman in Hathras.
A day after the stampede in Hathras in which 121 people were killed, most of them women, children and the elderly, more details are coming out about the self-styled godman, Bhole Baba aka Narayan Saakar Hari, at the centre of the tragedy. Within hours of the revelation that the guru had cases of sexual assault against him, officials said on Wednesday that they have seized documents detailing a portion of his immense wealth, including a 13-acre "five-star" ashram in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri.
The land of the ashram alone is valued at Rs 4 crore.
The documents show that Mainpuri ashram, spread over 21 bighas, has several rooms, all of which have amenities akin to those at a five-star hotel. The 'godman', whose original name is Suraj Pal, has not been named in the lone case registered in connection with the stampede and is believed to be living in the ashram, where six rooms are earmarked for him. Another six rooms are set aside for committee members and volunteers in his organisation.
