Asaram witnesses attack case- Gujarat ATS nabs culprit from Chhatisgarh

Ahmedabad

In a major break-through in the cases related to attacks on the witnesses against Asaram Bapu and his son Narayan Sai, the Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Gujarat police has arrested a man from Chhattisgarh who was involved in at least seven such cases including three murders.

PI ATS B P Rozia today said that Kartik Haldar, a resident of 24 Pargana near Kolkata, also a hard-core disciple of the jailed godman was nabbed from Raipur, the capital city of Chhatisgarh.

‘He was involved in the murders of the three key witnesses Amrut Prajapati, Akhil Gupta and Krupal and four cases of attempt to murder of such people,’ the PI said.

‘He was wanted in the attempts to murder of Raju Chandok and Lal Thakur in Ahmedabad and one Omprakash and his wife in Hoshangabad of neighbouring Madhya Pradesh. He had also tried to kill yet another witness against Asaram, Mahendra Chavla,’ Mr. Rozia said.

He said that the culprit has been brought to Ahmedabad and further investigation is on.

Asaram is lodged in Jodhpur jail in connection with a rape case while his son Narayan Sai is languishing in the Lajpore central jail in Surat in various cases.

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