Chote Baba Criminal Investigation

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Sevak Das’s body found in Alaknanda River

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 BY VT STAFF

Vrindavan, 2014.09.21 (VT): Missing for almost 50 days, the decomposed dead body of Ram Sevak Das (Chhote Baba) was found near the river Alaknanda at Benakul, in Uttarakhand. Two teenaged sisters who accompanied him are still missing. The mystery has deepened further as no clue of the girls who accompanied him has been found. Hundreds of devotees started to gather at the Devraha Baba ashram on hearing this sad news. Many of them suspect that this is a case of murder.

The Junior Mahant of the Devaraha Baba ashram situated across the Yamuna River from Vrindavan on the Yamuna flood plain left the ashram on 27th July for meditation in the Himalayas. His elder god brother and the Senior Mahant Dev Das (Bare Maharaj) went looking for him everywhere but found no trace of his whereabouts.

On 5th August two brothers Gopal Jha and Gyan Das lodged a missing complaint for their two sisters Radha aged 16 and Sharda aged 18 from Hanuman Chatti along with the Chhote Baba. According to the report lodged with the Badrinath police station while going to Badrinath on 1st August, Baba Ram Sevak Das performed some ritual near the road with their sisters and went missing from there.

On Friday, some villagers informed the police of a decomposed dead body in the river. The body of Ram Sevak Das was identified by a surgery scar on his knee. The Chamoli police is investigating the case from the angle of murder.

Meanwhile, the Senior Mahant Dev Das ji Maharaj revealed his suspicions that the two brothers Gopal Jha and Gyan Das are responsible for Chhote Baba’s death. Interacting with the media Dev Das Maharaj wonder why it took two days to inform the ashram about Chhote Baba’s absence. They could have made telephone calls from the time they found Baba had gone missing.

Gyan Das was Chhote Maharaj’s driver, while his brother Gopal Jha played tabla during his satsangs. In a complaint made to the SSP Mathura, Bare Maharaj alleged that they stole cash worth Rupees 10 lakh, a cheque book and other valuables from Chote Maharaj’s room. The keys to the room were always kept with Gyan Das. No one could enter without his permission. Even Bare Maharaj had to take permission from Gyan Das to meet Chhote Maharaj. Chhote Maharaj appointed Gyan Das’s own uncle as the treasurer of the Trust, but he was removed from his post after objection from the other trustees.

The two sisters who accompanied Chhote Maharaj on his last journey were adopted by Choote Maharaj. He was bearing the cost of their education.

Ramsevak had been observing mauna vrata (vow of silence) for the last three years. He was given jal samadhi in Yamuna on Sunday as per his wish.