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Threat to Premanand Maharaj's Life: Ashram Factions, Billions in Assets, CM Yogi Urged for Security.
- •Serious concerns raised over the security of Vrindavan's Premanand Maharaj; Dinesh Sharma, President of Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Sangharsh Nyas, wrote to CM Yogi Adityanath demanding protection.
- •Sharma alleges two factions within the ashram: one of genuine saints and another of land and child mafia elements who have occupied about 15 smaller ashrams linked to the main one.
- •It is claimed that this mafia group has accumulated billions of rupees by selling land in the Yamuna Khadar area and could harm Premanand Maharaj ji.
- •The death of 25-year-old devotee Deepak Lodhi alias Rasik Dulari Sharan, who fell from the fourth floor, is under police investigation; post-mortem revealed severe injuries and other marks on the body.
- •Cases of a missing teenager associated with the ashram and a 35-year-old woman from Noida also surfaced, raising questions about the ashram's internal affairs.
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Dinesh Sharma, president of Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Sangharsh Nyas, wrote to CM Yogi Adityanath requesting security for Premanand Maharaj. He alleged that two factions formed within the ashram—one consisting of real saints performing sadhana by the Yamuna, and another infiltrated by land and child mafias who have occupied around 15 ashrams and accumulated billions by selling land in Yamuna Khadar.
On September 25, 2026, 25-year-old devotee Deepak Lodhi (alias Rasik Dulari Sharan) died after falling from the fourth floor of the ashram. The post-mortem revealed serious injuries, including other marks on the body and an injury or cut on a private part, prompting an ongoing police investigation.
While family members of a missing teenager protested outside the ashram, 16-year-old Anuj was safely recovered by the Barsana police from Ladli Das Ashram on Radha Bagh Marg and handed over to his protesting family.
