Witness in Asaram case dies, hunt on for assailants

July 12, 2015 12:08

A key witness in the rape case against self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, who was shot at by unidentified assailants in Shahjahanpur district, succumbed to injuries, the third witness in the case who has been killed.

35-year-old Kripal Singh was shot at by two motorcycle-borne persons in Puwayan area in Shahjahanpur when he was on his way home from the market on Friday night, police said today.

Before escaping, the duo warned him against deposing against Asaram.

Singh, who had sustained serious bullet injuries, was rushed from Shahjahanpur to a Bareilly hospital where he succumbed at around 2325 hours last night, Bareilly Circle Officer Mukul Dwivedi said.

Special police teams have been constituted to track down the assailants, they said.

In a statement given to Additional City Magistrate, Singh had alleged that people connected to Asaram were threatening him for the last few days.

Police said Singh was an employee of a transport firm, whose owner's daughter had lodged a case against 74-year-old Asaram for allegedly sexually assaulting her at his ashram near Jodhpur in Rajasthan in 2013.

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