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'''Nirmaljeet Singh Narula''' or '''Nirmal Baba''' |
'''Nirmaljeet Singh Narula''' or '''Nirmal Baba''' "spiritual leader" known for his public discourses and has followers in some parts of India. Nirmal Baba alias Nirmaljeet Singh Narula became controversial and came to limelight following several allegations of cheating and fraud against him in several states.<ref name="nirmalfraudup">{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Cheating--fraud-cases-against-Nirmal-Baba-in-UP/938268/p|title=Cheating, fraud cases against Nirmal Baba in UP|date=2012-04-18|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|accessdate=26 April 2012|location=Ghaziabad}}</ref> |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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Nirmaljeet Singh Narula or Nirmal Baba "spiritual leader" known for his public discourses and has followers in some parts of India. Nirmal Baba alias Nirmaljeet Singh Narula became controversial and came to limelight following several allegations of cheating and fraud against him in several states.[1]
Life
Nirmal Baba, former name Nirmaljit Singh Nirula, was born in 1952 in Samana, India, near Patiala Punjab, is the youngest of two brothers and three sisters.[2] His brother Manjit Singh lives in Ludhiana. Among his three sisters, eldest is dead, one of them is married to former Jharkhand assembly speaker and BJP MP Inder Singh Namdhari, while the third sister lives in Delhi. In 1970, after the murder of his father, Nirmaljit Singh moved to Daltonganj, Jharkhand in 1970.
Nirmaljit Singh began his brick kiln business in 1981. However, he suffered losses and following this, he started a cloth shop but again he failed in his venture.[3]
Nirmal Darbar
Nirmal Darbar used to be the name of the paid televised show corresponding to each public meeting of Baba. This show was broadcast by approximately 40 different channels including AXN, TV Asia, Star News, SAB TV and more.[4] During these Darbars, he used to make public appearances and conversed with aggrieved devotees who usually narrated their personal, social or financial worries to him. He then, used to advise them on those issues publicly and suggested "solutions". All the Samagam meetings had tickets starting from ₹2,000 (US$24).
Allegations of fraud
'Nirmal Darbar' a trust[5] and spiritual program run by Nirmal Baba came under media and legal attacks because of its allegedly fraudulent activities and for charging exorbitant sums of money from people claiming to solve their problems with the help of self proclaimed "divine powers" and solutions through eating certain things like rabdi, pani-puri etc.[6] Soon after the media criticism, his Facebook page was flooded with comments from supporters and fans. The news site Dailybhaskar has alleged that many of these Facebook profiles are fake.[7][8] During further investigations, as revealed on 15 April 2012, Nirmal Baba had invested the donations collected in his samagam and daswant into buying a hotel worth ₹30 crore (US$3.6 million) in Greater Kailash area of New Delhi.[9] Nirmal Baba was involved in mining of Kyanite from Jyoti Hill, Jharkhand in 1998-1999.[10]
A couple from Ludhiana, Baba's home town, also filed a police complaint against him for duping them financially.[11] On April 16, 2012, the couple and three others were arrested for using forgery to steal ₹1.7 crore (US$200,000) from Baba.[2][12][13]
Reactions
Amidst the controversy, some of Baba's followers alleged that the media was failing to report the truth.[14]
In another development, Nirmal Baba was informed by several priests of the country that he would not be allowed and will be forced to stay away from sacred Hindu pilgrimage Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad next year due to alleged fraud.[15] Eventually on 9th may 2012, a local court directed Lucknow police to register a case of fraud and cheating against him on the initial complaint filed by two minors.[16] The Lucknow police acted on 12th may and charged him with cheating, fraud and impersonation under various sections (including Section 420) of the Indian Penal Code.[17][18][19] In a separate development, a PIL was filed against Nirmal for transmission of his allegedly fraudulent t.v programs where the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court sought a reply from the Central government on the ban of broadcast of Nirmal Baba's controversial programs on different t.v channels.[16][20]
Arrest Warrants
On May 20, 2012, A Bihar court issued a non-bailable warrant of arrest against Nirmal.[21][22] The next day, on 21 May, Nirmal Baba moved to Patna high court challenging the legality of non-bailable arrest warrant.[23][24] After hearing his petition the high court stayed his arrest on 23 May.[25][26] Patna High Court on 22 June quashed the Bihar court's arrest warrant, stating "the CJM did not apply judicial mind while issuing the warrant".[27]
References
- ^ "Cheating, fraud cases against Nirmal Baba in UP". Ghaziabad: The Indian Express. 2012-04-18. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Nirmal Baba self proclaimed guru faces more trouble".
- ^ "STAR News Exclusive: Hard facts about Nirmal Baba". Star News. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ^ "How Nirmal Baba rose to popularity on the web". Daily Bhaskar.com. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ Sharif, Aslan (14 April 2012). "Nirmal Baba is media struck | His ferry seems to be sinking post tv interview". Parda Phash. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ^ "Nirmal Baba's disciple registered complaint in court; Hearing on 1st May". DailyBhaskar.com. 17 April 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ "More disclosures put Nirmal Baba in tight spot". Zee news. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ "Selling spirituality: 'Fraud' Nirmal Baba has fake followers too". Daily Bhaskar. 17 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- ^ "Nirmal Baba used donations to buy hotel". Zee news. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ "'Nirmal Baba fled without paying house rent'". Prabhat Khabar. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ "Nirmal Baba cheated on us: couple from Ludhiana". Star News. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ "Nirmal Baba's disciples booked for forgery". Times of India. 17 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- ^ PTI (April 16, 2012). "Case lodged against Nirmal Baba disciples for forgery". IBN Live. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- ^ "Nirmal Baba's supporters lash out at media". One India News. April 19, 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/NAT-TOP-fraud-nirmal-babas-entry-banned-into-holy-kumbh-mela-3154553.html
- ^ a b "Lodge fraud case against Nirmal Baba, says Chief Judicial Magistrate". http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
{{cite news}}: External link in|newspaper= - ^ "Lucknow Police files FIR against Nirmal Baba". ibnlive. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ "FIR against Nirmal Baba for superstition". newsbullet india. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ "FIR for cheating, fraud: Nirmal Baba running out of luck?". FIRSTPOST. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ "Ban Nirmal Baba's TV transmissions: PIL". financialexpress. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ "Non-bailable warrant issued against Nirmal Baba". Timesofindia. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
- ^ "Nirmal Baba likely to be arrested". samaylive. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
- ^ "Nirmal Baba challenges non-bailable arrest warrant". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
- ^ "Nirmal Baba challenges non-bailable arrest warrant". CNN IBN.
- ^ "HC stays operation of NBW against Nirmal Baba". hindustan times. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ "HC stays Nirmal Baba's arrest, for now". zee news. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ "Warrant against Nirmal Baba quashed". The Times of India. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
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