Inside Sant Rampal’s ashram: Arms, ammunition, petrol bombs, pregnancy test strips
The SIT has also taken into custody three persons hiding on the premises.
Blankets and mattresses piled up inside the ashram. (Source: Praveen Khanna)
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Haryana Police, conducting the search operation at Satlok Ashram in Barwala after the arrest of controversial godman Sant Rampal Wednesday night, has recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition. It has also found petrol bombs, acid syringes, a chilli grenade and a pregnancy test strip.
The SIT has also taken into custody three persons hiding on the premises. The search operation is on and will last a few more days given the expanse of the ashram, a spokesperson of Haryana police said.
“The SIT recovered three .32 bore revolvers, 19 air guns, two double-barrel 12 bore guns, two 315 bore rifles, 28 live cartridges of .32 bore, 50 live cartridges of 12 bore, 25 live cartridges of .315 bore and one chili grenade,” the police spokesperson added. The team also found acid syringes, helmets and sticks along with 20 black dresses and two tanks containing 800 litres of diesel.
Inside view of the Satlok Aashram of Sant Rampal in Hisar on Thursday. (Source: Express photo by Praveen Khanna)
“A pregnancy test strip was also found in the room adjacent to Rampal’s room in the ashram. Besides, the police also found petrol bombs, packets of chili powder, a catapult, two empty cartridges of .12 bore, a cushion bed and a number of other beds,” the police spokesperson said.
Three persons hiding in the ashram have been identified as Yaadram of Jakhli, Badaun, UP, Ravi of Kharati, Chhattisgarh, and Ramesh of Dhani Sillanwali, Bhiwani.
The police also found a woman lying unconscious and locked in a bathroom. She was admitted to general hospital. She has been identified as Bijlesh of Ashok Nagar village in Madhya Pradesh.
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