Jyeshtha Shuddha Chaturdashi
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- Bangalore: HJS Protests against Mouni Baba Murder (6 June 09)
- Hindu Seer hacked to death in Puri (3 June 09)
Bangalore: HJS Protests against Mouni Baba Murder
Deeply concerned by the brutal murder of Ramcharan Das, more famous as Mauni Baba, in Holy town of Puri, Orissa, who participated actively in the protest against the killing of Laxmanananda Saraswati last year. Hindu Janjagruti Samiti, Bangalore delegation met the Shri. Naik, District Commissioner and Magistrate of Bangalore. They handed over a petition protesting the continuous slack attitude of Orissa Government in protecting Hindu religious leaders. They also requested the DC to convey the concern of the delegation to the Union and Orissa Governments respectively.
Shri. Sandeep Joshi, member of Samiti added that that if Hindu religious leaders are facing such attacks what could be the fate of common Hindus there? When questioned about his personal opinion Shri. Naik replied that he was not aware of the incident (Can we thank our media who have seen to it that such news concerning Hindus does not reach out to even our administrators there by causing havoc for the Hindus?)
Hindu Seer hacked to death in Puri
June 03, 2009
Jyeshtha Shuddha Ekadashi
Bhubaneswar (Orissa): A religious leader who participated actively in the protest against the killing of Laxmanananda Saraswati last year was chased and hacked to death by unidentified assailants in Puri on Tuesday.
The police, however, ruled out any communal angle. “We suspect that he was killed over extortion money,” said Puri Deputy Superintendent of Police Rajkishore Paikray.
The police said Ramcharan Das, famous as Mauni Baba, was feeding fishes at a pond early in the morning when the assailants chased him with sharp weapons. Paikray said at least 10 injury marks were found on his body.
The police said some local goons had been extorting money from the 60-year-old leader who used to live with his wife Pratima at his Gurukripa Ashram in Puri town. His wife told the police that the criminals had threatened him a few days ago with dire consequences if he did not pay up Rs 15,000.
The police have detained one person, identified as Panchanan Sahoo, on suspicion.
A popular figure in Puri, Das was an active member of the Matha Mahanta organisation of Orissa. In the aftermath of Saraswati’s killing last year, he took the lead in the protest against the VHP leader’s murder.
Source: Indian Express
