FIR against controversial godman Dhirendra Shastri’s brother in MP
Madhya Pradesh Police has registered an FIR under the SC/ST Act against the brother of the religious preacher Dhirendra Shastri of Bageshwar Dham.
The FIR against Shaligram Garg (23) was registered in Chhatarpur following a viral video in which the accused was seen threatening a man during a wedding function. The accused also wielded a gun and was seen hurling threats.
The FIR was registered on the complaint filed by Kallu Ahirwar. The cops have booked the accused under sections 294 ( uttering obscene words),506 (criminal intimidation), 323 (voluntarily causes hurt), 227 (knowingly violating condition) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and under the SC/ST Act 1989 for hate crime against a member of the SC or ST.
According to the police chief, Sachin Verma, the spurt erupted over the playing of religious songs. However, he denied the pistol being used to invoke a threat, adding things would get clear after investigation.
In the recent past, religious preacher Dhirendra Shastri of Bageshwar Dham came under question over his “ability to predict a person’s future” and “disclose a person’s background” after meeting him or her for the first time, as some accused him of promoting superstition under the garb of religion.
(With input from Lokesh Chaurasiya)
