Asaram case opens an alleged can of worms

18 November, New Delhi

The Supreme Court Friday issued notices to the Centre and five states on a petition that sought a CBI probe into the slaying of children for black magic along with the murder and attack on 10 witnesses in Asaram Bapu rape cases, out of which three have died and one is missing.

A PIL has been filed in the Apex Court against the self-styled godman Asaram and his son Narayan Sai by an eyewitness who claims that he saw Narayan Sai doing tantrik practice on the dead body of a child.

The petitioners have prayed for a court monitored SIT or a CBI probe as the accused Asaram and Narayan Sai have a very large following in India, estimated at 20 million followers due to which the ‘executive’ manned by politicians is reluctant to prosecute him for his crimes.