Youth held with gun in Sai Baba ashram

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FYI, from today's Times of India, in case there are

any Sai Baba fans on this list. So much for ahimsa :0

 

Keval

 

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Youth held with gun in Sai Baba ashram

 

 

TIMES NEWS NETWORK [ THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2002

6:21:37 PM ]

 

BANGALORE: A man armed with an air pistol was nabbed

at the Whitefield Ashram of Sri Sathya Sai Baba on

Thursday. Following this, commotion prevailed in the

Ashram just before the scheduled morning darshan of

Baba.

 

The intruder had an air pistol and pellets in his

posession. Police said he was planning to hold some

security personnel hostage in order to get darshan of

the Baba.

 

Police said Baba was to scheduled to give darshan at

the Sai Ramesh Hall in his Brindavan Ashram. Devotees

mumbling prayers were queuing up to get into the hall

when inmates noticed a pistol butt peeping out of a

jacket worn by a youth standing in the queue. The

inmates grabbed the youth as he offered resistance and

whisked him away. They disarmed him and detained him

in one of the rooms. The pistol and pellets were

seized.

 

Several devotees, including women, panicked and ran

helter skelter. Meanwhile, rumours circulated that the

youth had come to kill Baba in the Ashram.

 

The police reacted swiftly and led the youth to the

Kadugodi police station. Senior police officers,

including DGP V VBhaskar, IGP Central Range N Achyutha

Rao and SP Bangalore District Bhaskar Rao, visited the

Ashram and interrogated the youth. He was led away to

to an undisclosed location for questioning.

 

The youth was later identified as Somasundara from

Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

 

Preliminary investigation revealed that the youth was

a staunch devotee of Baba who wanted to have a

personal audience with him.

 

In the the past, Somasundara had written several

letters to Baba in Telugu asking for some help to

start a business to help unemployed people in his

village. He did not get any response.

 

His game plan now was to hold one of the Ashram

security staff hostage at gun point to force Baba to

accord him an interview. It is not possible for people

to meet Baba unless they are called by him personally.

 

According to the police, the youth was seen at the

Ashram in the last three days. He managed to take the

pistol with him by hiding it in his socks. Later, he

moved it to his jacket.

 

"His intention was only to get an interview with Baba,

not to cause any harm," said Superitendent of Police

Bhaskar Rao. However, a case has been registered in

the Kadugodi police station against Somasundara.

 

Police have taken the incident seriously in the wake

of the recent reports alleging that Baba was on the

hit-list of the LTTE. The security in Puttaparthi and

Bangalore Ashrams had been intensified following these

reports.

 

It may be recalled that four people were shot dead in

the Puttaparthi Ashram while attempting to attack Baba

several years ago.

 

 

 

 

 

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Dear Keval:

 

 

> FYI, from today's Times of India, in case there are

> any Sai Baba fans on this list. So much for ahimsa :0

>

>

 

Please ... let us have no more postings about Sa Baba. There already has been

more than enough dirt posted about Him on this List.

 

Please ... let us express Love instead.

 

You co-operation is appreciated.

 

Om Amrtesvaryai Namah.

 

Peter White

Moderator Ammachi Internet List

St. Augustine, Florida

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

very sad to hear this news! devotees should develop more love and

surrender attitude...

 

om

 

Ammachi, Mike Brooker <patria1818> wrote:

> FYI, from today's Times of India, in case there are

> any Sai Baba fans on this list. So much for ahimsa :0

>

> Keval

>

> ==============================

>

> Youth held with gun in Sai Baba ashram

>

>

> TIMES NEWS NETWORK [ THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2002

> 6:21:37 PM ]

>

> BANGALORE: A man armed with an air pistol was nabbed

> at the Whitefield Ashram of Sri Sathya Sai Baba on

> Thursday. Following this, commotion prevailed in the

> Ashram just before the scheduled morning darshan of

> Baba.

>

> The intruder had an air pistol and pellets in his

> posession. Police said he was planning to hold some

> security personnel hostage in order to get darshan of

> the Baba.

>

> Police said Baba was to scheduled to give darshan at

> the Sai Ramesh Hall in his Brindavan Ashram. Devotees

> mumbling prayers were queuing up to get into the hall

> when inmates noticed a pistol butt peeping out of a

> jacket worn by a youth standing in the queue. The

> inmates grabbed the youth as he offered resistance and

> whisked him away. They disarmed him and detained him

> in one of the rooms. The pistol and pellets were

> seized.

>

> Several devotees, including women, panicked and ran

> helter skelter. Meanwhile, rumours circulated that the

> youth had come to kill Baba in the Ashram.

>

> The police reacted swiftly and led the youth to the

> Kadugodi police station. Senior police officers,

> including DGP V VBhaskar, IGP Central Range N Achyutha

> Rao and SP Bangalore District Bhaskar Rao, visited the

> Ashram and interrogated the youth. He was led away to

> to an undisclosed location for questioning.

>

> The youth was later identified as Somasundara from

> Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

>

> Preliminary investigation revealed that the youth was

> a staunch devotee of Baba who wanted to have a

> personal audience with him.

>

> In the the past, Somasundara had written several

> letters to Baba in Telugu asking for some help to

> start a business to help unemployed people in his

> village. He did not get any response.

>

> His game plan now was to hold one of the Ashram

> security staff hostage at gun point to force Baba to

> accord him an interview. It is not possible for people

> to meet Baba unless they are called by him personally.

>

> According to the police, the youth was seen at the

> Ashram in the last three days. He managed to take the

> pistol with him by hiding it in his socks. Later, he

> moved it to his jacket.

>

> "His intention was only to get an interview with Baba,

> not to cause any harm," said Superitendent of Police

> Bhaskar Rao. However, a case has been registered in

> the Kadugodi police station against Somasundara.

>

> Police have taken the incident seriously in the wake

> of the recent reports alleging that Baba was on the

> hit-list of the LTTE. The security in Puttaparthi and

> Bangalore Ashrams had been intensified following these

> reports.

>

> It may be recalled that four people were shot dead in

> the Puttaparthi Ashram while attempting to attack Baba

> several years ago.

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Sure Keval and Peter! I like to get fresh air also - we all need

satsang, don't we?

 

Ammachi, pwhite0130@a... wrote:

> Dear Keval:

>

>

> > FYI, from today's Times of India, in case there are

> > any Sai Baba fans on this list. So much for ahimsa :0

> >

> >

>

> Please ... let us have no more postings about Sa Baba. There

already has been

> more than enough dirt posted about Him on this List.

>

> Please ... let us express Love instead.

>

> You co-operation is appreciated.

>

> Om Amrtesvaryai Namah.

>

> Peter White

> Moderator Ammachi Internet List

> St. Augustine, Florida

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

>

> Please ... let us have no more postings about Sa

> Baba. There already has been

> more than enough dirt posted about Him on this List.

 

 

I have no strong feelings for or against Sai Baba. I

read the online edition of the Times of India almost

every day I am on the net and often find interesting

stories from (IMHO) India's leading English newspaper.

Sometimes I find "it could only happen in India"

items (eg. a toilet museum that opened recently in

Delhi).

 

The would-be gunman will be doing some hard time as a

real "inmate". A rather quaint Indian English term:

ashram residents are known as "inmates"!

 

 

Keval

 

 

 

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I am in complete agreement with Peter - I come to this list to share the love

and experiences of Amma. Let's please stay with that energy.

Blessings,

Achintya

 

Please ... let us have no more postings about Sa Baba. There already has been

more than enough dirt posted about Him on this List.

 

Please ... let us express Love instead.

 

You co-operation is appreciated.

 

Om Amrtesvaryai Namah.

 

Peter White

Moderator Ammachi Internet List

St. Augustine, Florida