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Shadow of Death Over Premanand Maharaj: Plea to Yogi Adityanath Amid Ashram Factionalism & Missing Devotees
- •Concerns rise for Premanand Maharaj's safety after the mysterious death of his disciple, Rasik Dulari Sharan alias Deepak Lodhi.
- •Dinesh Sharma, president of 'Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Sangharsh Nyas', has written to CM Yogi Adityanath requesting security for the Maharaj.
- •Sharma alleges two factions within the ashram, with a mafia gang potentially endangering Maharaj's life and controlling 15 ashrams.
- •Deepak Lodhi, 25, died after falling from a fourth-floor building; post-mortem revealed severe injuries, including on private parts.
- •Devotees are going missing from the ashram, including a recently rescued teenager and a 35-year-old woman missing since August 15.
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Dinesh Sharma wrote to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to request security arrangements for Premanand Maharaj, expressing concern that his life could be in danger due to the formation of conflicting factions and criminal elements inside the ashram.
It was alleged that two factions have emerged: one consisting of genuine saints residing with Premanand Maharaj near the Yamuna river, and another infiltrated by land mafias and child trafficking rings that have seized control of approximately 15 ashrams and amassed crores of rupees.
The family of a missing 16-year-old boy named Anuj staged a protest outside the ashram, leading to his safe rescue by Barsana police from Ladli Das Ashram, while the disappearance of a 35-year-old woman from Noida since August 15 has also come to light.
