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Place of Birth: Dhanana, Haryana, India
About Rampal
- Rampal (born 8 September 1951) is an Indian religious leader (godman), who claims to be spiritual successor and an incarnation of Kabir.
- He is currently under a life sentence for murder in the Hisar Central jail. In 2006, Rampal publicly objected to certain parts of Satyarth Prakash, a central book of Arya Samaj.
- Angered by this, Arya Samaj followers encircled and attempted to attack Satlok Ashram Karontha.
- Police was also present there, however they were just mute spectators.
- Satlok Ashram followers retaliated.
- In this violent clash, an Arya Samaj follower was killed.
- Rampal was charged with murder and arrested.
- After spending several months in jail, he was released on bail in 2008.
- In November 2014, the court ordered his arrest on a contempt of court case.
- However, the presence of fifteen thousand of his followers in his Satlok ashram premises at Barwala, allegedly confined by his aides, prevented the police from arresting him for several days.
- He was finally arrested on 19 November 2014 after violent clashes between his followers and paramilitary police forces that led to death of 6 people.
- Rampal was acquitted of the charges of wrongful confinement in court on 29 August.
- He remains in prison on other charges including murder and sedition.
- On 11 October Rampal along with fourteen of his followers were convicted in two cases of murder by the Hisar court.
- The charges arose out of the murder of five women and an infant during the standoff while he was arrested.
- All the convicts were sentenced to life imprisonment along with a Rs 2 Lakh fine each in both the cases.
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