Asaram denies involvement in land grab case

January 17, 2013 23:37

Self-styled godman Asaram Bapu today denied the involvement of himself and any of his family members or the ashram run by him in a Rs 700 crore land grab case of Madhya Pradesh and claimed that reports suggesting the same were 'baseless' and 'untenable'.

"The land in Ratlam district is controlled by a company Jayant Vitamins Limited in which neither I nor my son Narain Sai are stakeholders. Even if it had been grabbed illegally, there could have been no ground for our prosecution.

"It is being said that the Serious Fraud Investigating Office has recommended our prosecution. Such reports are baseless and untenable," Asaram told reporters

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