Ahmedabad: Religious guru Asaram Bapu, who
is facing charges of attempt to murder and criminal conspiracy
after one of his followers lodged a complaint, would be
interrogated if the need arises, Gujarat Director General of
Police S S Khandwawala said today.
Police had filed a criminal case against the `guru` after
a follower Raju Chandak filed an FIR against Bapu and two
others alleging that two unidentified persons in Ramnagar
locality of Sabarmati had on December 5 fired at him.
He accused Bapu of masterminding the attack and claimed
to be targeted since he had testified against the "guru"
before the Trivedi Commission, probing the mysterious death of
two ashram boys, Dipesh and Abhishek Vagh, in July last year.
"Investigation against Asaram is going on under the
Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). The law entitles police to
interrogate the person against whom the complaint is filed,"
Khandwawala said in reply to a query.
He said if need arises, Asaram Bapu could be questioned
"anywhere".
Asaram Bapu had approached the Gujarat High Court with a
plea to quash the FIR against him, which the court had
rejected. He has now approached the Supreme Court against the
HC order.
-PTI
