Ahmedabad, 2 February, 2012

Central Gujarat based popular saint and legendery travel writer Swami Shri Sachchidanand today challenged Anand sessions court order of denying anticipatory bail to him in the Gujarat High Court.

Swami Sachchidananda had allegedly shot at one unidentified person in year 2006 from his weapon in self protection when a group of robbers entered in his ashram in dark hours of night. Swami had fired three rounds from his weapon.The robbers fled away from Dantali ashram after firing.

Later it was claimed by others that one injured robber was Babu Mohania who died ultimately.

In this regard, one advocate Mr. Lakhani filed petition in Petlad court against Swami Sachidananda.

But Petlad court had freed Swami Sachchidanand from all charges against him.

Lakhani challenged local court’s order in Gujarat High Court then after.

On 30th October, 2010, the Gujarat High Court Justice Akil Qureshi directed Petlad court to proceed against Swami under murder and arms act related charges. Swami challenged the High Court order in Supreme Court but failed to get relief.

Soon after this, while speaking in a function held at Mahesana town of north Gujarat last year, Swami Shri Sachchidanandaji had said that nobody was injured by his gun shot in July 2006 night. He said Babu Mohania died of diabetes in Ahmedabad hospital and his death had nothing to do with Dantali Ashram.

“I had kept my gun down while firing rounds that night to avoid injury to any of the outsiders who had attacked my Ashram. This man Babu Mohania died due to diabetes in Ahmedabad’s hospital. His death was deliberately connected to Ashram firing, by specific people targeting me. Actually nobody was injured when I fired from my gun,” Swamiji said.

It should be mentioned that attack by unidentified persons who were conceived as robbers in Swami’s Dantali ashram, had taken place few days after Swami Sachchidananda openly held a public meeting against Swadhyay Parivar’s present leadership. The public meeting was held after Swadhyay Parivar rebellion Pankaj Trivedi was murdered.

Swamiji urged the Supreme Court for relief in Babu Mohania case citing his age and his religious position. In response, the Supreme Court had directed that Swamiji should not be arrested before 1st of February 2012.

Now February 2012 is here, and Anand sessions court order indicates arrest of Swamiji at any time.

While Swamiji is untraceable, the decision of Anand sessions court has been challenged in the Gujarat High Court.