Stop telecast of Nirmal Baba advertisements, arrest him: Court

BHOPAL: A court in Madhya Pradesh has directed the Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry to stop telecast of advertorial programmes connected with self-styled guru Nirmal Baba. The court also issued an arrest warrant and directed police to nab him by June 25.The magistrate's court in Bina registered a case against the godman and charged him with cheating by impersonation, criminal intimidation and violation of the Drugs and Magic Remedies Act.

Surendra Vishwakarma, resident of Bina town, had lodged a complaint in April against the telecast of hour-long television ads - The Third Eye. He told the court that Nirmal Baba's advice had triggered losses and caused mental harassment to him and his family.The complaint said Nirmal Baba claimed that keeping Rs 2,000 in a black purse would help people tide over financial problems. Vishwakarma said there was no miracle in the advice, rather he suffered huge financial losses. He also told court that his father became critically ill after consuming the godman's magical recipes.

Fraud Nirmal Baba: Property worth R 70 cr bought in a month; Rs 34 cr paid in a day

Ranchi: It seems like controversies and money continue to pour in for Nirmaljeet Singh Narula, better known as Nirmal Baba. Latest reports reveal that Nirmal Baba paid a staggering amount of Rs 49 crore to one of country’s biggest realtors, DLF residency, in one month. According to media reports, the spiritual guru paid the company Rs 34.12 crore in a day. The entire  amount was paid through bank drafts and these drafts were made from the amount taken from Nirmaljeet Singh Narula's account (A/c no. 1546000102129694) at Punjab National bank.


On 28 April, four drafts were made: Nirmal Baba made payment to DLF residency through seven bank drafts between 7 April and 28 April. On 7 April, Nirmal Baba paid Rs 14.88 crore to the company and on 28 April he gave four drafts to the company (two drafts of Rs 2.06 crore and two of 15 crore). He also made two other bank drafts of Rs 2.05 crore on 26 April and Rs 9 crore on 10 May. These two drafts were sent to Panaji, Goa. Quoting Chief Editor of Prabhat Khabar, Harivansh, report states that Nirmal Baba's all business attempts have failed. 

His only source of income is the donations made by his devotees.The latest revelation has triggered a debate on how far is it justified to use the donations for personal gains. Last week, Nirmal Baba registered 6 acres of land, with the market value of over Rs 21.11 crores.

Bihar court issues Non-bailable warrant against Nirmal Baba

ARARIA: A Bihar court has issued a non-bailable warrant of arrest against 'spiritual guru' Nirmal Baba. The court of Araria chief judicial magistrate Satyendra Razak issued the warrant on Saturday in connection with an FIR lodged by one Rakesh Kumar Singh on April 21. 

The FIR alleges Nirmal Baba made a false promise of fame and fortune to him and, in return, forced him to pay Rs 1,000 in three instalments between January and March 2011. The Baba allegedly also asked Singh to send him the counterfoils of the deposit forms through which he deposited Rs 300 twice and Rs 400 once in the Baba's account with Punjab National Bank. 

While he couriered the counterfoils to the Baba's Delhi address, he has preserved the courier receipt, the FIR said. According to Araria SP Shivdeep Lande, police investigated the case and found the accusation prima facie true following which he directed the investigating officer to move the court and seek the warrant of arrest. He has constituted a police team led by DSP Vikas Kumar which will now need the DIG's nod to leave the headquarters and arrest the accused. 

Nirmal Baba banned from Maha Kumbh

Allahabad: After allegations of fraud were levelled against him, self-styled godman Nirmal Baba now faces the prospect of being barred from taking part in the Maha Kumbh Mela scheduled to be held in Allahabad early next year. Head priests of important temples from across the country have united to oppose the entry of ‘fraud’ Nirmaljeet Singh Narula alias Nirmal Baba at the Maha Kumbh, reports said on Monday.

The decision was taken during the two-day conference of Akhil Bhartiya Teerth Purohit Mahasabha held at Allahabad. The priests have also decided to boycott Nirmal Baba.Going a step further, the Mahasabha – comprising of priests from 84 important religious shrines in the country - has also decided to approach Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demanding that all self-styled godmen be barred from taking part in the Kumbh. The priests believe that gurus like Nirmal Baba do nothing but extort money in the name of religion.
Another FIR against Nirmal Baba 
Yesterday, a FIR was lodged against Nirmal Baba under sections 417, 420 of Indian Penal Code in Forbesganj police station of Araria District in Bihar after Rakesh Singh, a devotee, submitted a written complaint against him. Singh accused him of forgery in the name of religion. Nirmal Baba has been in the line of fire after several allegations of cheating and fraud surfaced against him. He has been accused of amassing over Rs 100 crores in just three months. As per reports, Nirmal Baba at his congregations asks for 10 per cent of the salary from all those who visit him to seek solutions to their problems. He also charges Rs 2,000 from every participant who wishes to be a part of his commune, 'samagam'.

'Fraud' Nirmal Baba's family ashamed of him!

Ludhiana : Nirmal Baba, who has thousands of followers in India, faces criminal and forgery cases against him and now his own family members seem to be ashamed of his deeds. His family members do not want their names to be associated with Nirmal Baba, who is currently famous as "fraud" godman.Nirmal Baba's family stays in Ludhiana, Punjab. His elder brother Manjit Singh Narula reportedly requested the media not to disclose their address. According to Mr Manjit, they do not have any connection with Nirmal Baba who has not even come to visit his 94-year-old mother since last ten years.


No one in their village knows that Nirmal Baba is his own brother, claimed Mr Manjit who did not allow the media persons to take his images. The spiritual leader's brother said that he (Nirmal Baba) left their home soon after completing his studies and used to stay in Jharkhand with their sister.However, Mr Manjit, while appreciating his younger brother's talent, claimed that Nirmal Baba must have some special charm which has impressed people who have finally become his followers.

Earlier on Monday, Apr 24 a report stated that Nirmal Baba might be arrested soon as Bihar police would move a court seeking an arrest warrant against the guru over cheating and forgery cases filed against him.The "fraud" godman is accused of demanding 10 per cent of the salary from all those who visit him to seek solutions to their problems. he takes Rs 2,000 from every participant who wishes to be a part of his commune, 'samagam', though he overruled all such allegations against him.
A sting operation by a TV channel reportedly exposed Nirmal Baba's involvement in black marketing during the recently held samagam in Delhi. According to reports, a ticket of the samagam of Nirmal Baba is sold for Rs 5,000 in black market. Despite the fact that the opening and closing of ticket registration is being notified by the official website of Nirmal Baba, the aides of the "godman" offer tickets to those people who can afford to pay the huge amount of money for the tickets on the spot. The channel also showed how close aides of Nirmal Baba take money as 'donations' in a 'black bag' before providing prasad [elaichi (green cardamom), misri (sugar crystals)] of Nirmal Baba.

Nirmal Baba offers to undergo lie detector test

New Delhi : Controversial godman Nirmal Baba has said he was ready to undergo a lie detector test to prove that he was not duping his devotees. Addressing the 'samagam' (gathering) of his devotees at Talkatora Stadium here on Thursday, the baba replied to all charges being levelled against him and his followers, and offered the challenge to undergo a lie detector test.

Nirmal Baba said "the first plan (of  my opponents) failed when it was alleged that I had asked people to deposit their shiv lingams in temples. They wanted to rouse religious sentiments. Shiv Lingam is sacred and one should offer water or milk with full sincerity and sanctity."

"This baba has told his devotees the worth of the power of Shiva, who is present in all living beings. The devotees who have come here know, the shiv lingams they keep in their homes are not being properly cared for. So I told them, if a shiv lingam is lying uncared for in your homes, it will cause disrespect to Shiva. I advised them it would be better to offer the shiv lingams to the temples. After all, Shiva is the God of gods. Try to understand the force of Shiva."

On the issue of duping his devotees of their hard-earned money, Nirmal Baba challenged his opponents to subject his devotees to lie detector tests. "The truth will then come out in the open", he said. He also offered to undergo a lie detector test himself. Meanwhile, cases against Nirmal Baba are mounting in law courts in different parts of the country. Inflow of donations from his devotees to his bank accounts, particularly in Jharkhand, has declined to a trickle.

In Uttar Pradesh, SSP Jhansi has ordered police to interrogate Nirmal Baba, after Dinesh Kumar Mishra, an assistant district government  advocate (criminal) complained that his sister died four days after she was advised by the baba following a severe stomach ache.The lady did not go for medical treatment, while the govt advocate used to send "ten percent" (dashvand) of his income to Nirmal Baba's bank account.  He had also booked tickets for the samagam of the baba in June.

In Nagpur, members of the All India Andha Shraddha Nirmoolan Samiti (Committee for eradication of superstitions) met the Nagpur Police commissioner Dr Ankush Dhanvijay and demanded probe into the activities of Nirmal Baba. "People believing in superstitious practices are sending ten per cent of their hard earned income to Nirmal Baba, who is spending this money on his own lavish lifestyle.  If the baba really has supernatural power, the government should set up a team of scientists to check his supernatural powers", said Harish Deshmukh, national secretary of the committee.

The Police Commissioner said, he has received the complaint from the committee members and action will be taken on the complaint. In Ranchi, an NGO Youth for India has filed a PIL against Nirmal Baba in the Jharkhand High court alleging that the baba has amassed huge amount of money by duping his devotees, and the matter should be probed by the Enforcement Directorate and Income Tax department. The PIL filed by Archit Kumar called for checking the sources of this money.

Nirmal Baba fled home in Baharagora without paying rent

Ranchi: Richie rich Nirmaljeet Singh Narula alias Nirmal Baba fled home in Baharagora without paying rent, a report said on Monday.The Jharkhand family, whose home Baba had rented, said Nirmal Baba left without making the payment. Baharagora is a small town in East Singhbhum, which is one of the 24 districts of Jharkhand. According to Prabhat Khabar, a Jharkhand-based Hindi daily, Nirmal Baba rented a two-room home in Baharagora from 1998 to 1999. There, Baba used to carry out mining of kyanite mineral at Jyoti Hill.


After staying at the home owned by Nagendra Nath Rai, Nirmal Baba went missing and never came back. The home, which was rented for Rs 300, was also locked. “The Baba had not paid rent for five months," the report claimed. another report in Prabhat Khabar claimed that Nirmal Baba, who is under scanner for his immense wealth, has purchased a hotel using donations from his followers.The popularity graph of Nirmal Baba has nosedived after reports in the media about his wealth and assets.

Three cases filed against fraud Nirmal baba

Ghaziabad: Three cases have been filed against controversial godman, Nirmal baba alias Nirmaljeet Singh Narula in Uttar Pradesh for alleged fraud and cheating, police said on Tuesday. A case was filed against Baba and his wife in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate in Meerut for alleged fraud. The complainant, Harish Veer Singh, claimed that on Baba's advice he ate 'kheer', which led to a health problem.


The court has fixed May 1 for hearing and recording the statement of applicant and issuance of summon. In another police case filed at Indira Puram Ghaziabad, Jai Ram Singh alleged that Nirmal Baba cheated him of Rs. 31,000 by promising cure for his ailment, but he found no relief. In a third case, Jitender Singh filed a police complaint against Baba for allegedly cheating him of Rs. 11,000 for curing his health problem. He claimed that he developed regular pain in his body after he ate 'Pani-Poori' for months following Baba's advice.He alleged that he had deposited Rs. 11,000 in Baba's bank account, but when he demanded more money, he decided to lodge complaint against the controversial godman.

Nirmal Baba bought Rs 1.80 cr flat & hotel using donations

New Delhi: The controversy surrounding Nirmal Baba seems to bring out shocking revelations everyday. In another revelation, the spiritual guru has been accused of purchasing a hotel while using the donations from his followers, a newspaper report claimed. He also bought an Rs 1.80 crore flat from devotees’ money, the apartment seller confirmed.


The shocking reports about Nirmal Baba have led to the degradation of his popularity graph amongst the followers. According to a Jharkhand daily, he bought a hotel in city’s Greater Kailash area for a whopping Rs 30 crore. The daily claimed that the hotel was bought using the devotees’ money arising out of Samagam and Daswant.


The former owner of the hotel revealed that the godman wanted to open a chain of hotels. The market value of the hotel currently is valued at Rs 35 crore. Meanwhile, the owner of the Rs 1.80 crore flat, bought by the godman, has stepped forward to confirm that it was purchased from devotees’ money. The former owner of the flat, Neelam Kapoor, was tracked by STAR News who later confirmed the purchase by the godman. According to a Jharkhand daily, Nirmal Baba had transferred money in her account to seal the deal. Nirmal Baba also owns a massive home in the city. His family has chosen to keep mum about his transformation from a business man into a wealthy spiritual guru. 

30 Interesting Facts about Fraud Nirmal Baba

1. Registration fee is Rs 2000/- per person. Children over 2 years also need to be registered this means Nirmal Baba charges Rs 2,000 from every participant who wishes to be a part of his commune, 'samagam'. This amount is transferred directly into Nirmal Baba's three bank accounts one each in Punjab National Bank, ICICI Bank and Yes Bank


2. Publicly displayed bank account numbers: ICICI A/c Number: 002-905-010-576
Account Name: NIRMAL DARBAR PNB A/c Number: 1546-0021-0002-3105 Account Name: NIRMAL DARBAR


3. Real Name of the Nirmal Baba is Nirmaljeet Singh Narula


4. Name of the wife - Sushma Narula


5. He was born around 1950 in a Sikh family


6. Nirmal got married to the daughter of Dilip Singh Bagga in Jharkhand and has two children (son & daughter).


7. Nirmal Baba is the brother-in-law of former speaker of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, Inder Singh Namdharee


8. According to Namdhari, he married Baba’s sister in 1964 when Nirmal was only 14-15 years old. After the murder of his father during his childhood, his mother sent him to Daltonganj, Jharkhand in 1970’s


9. during the seventies, Nirmal Baba owned a cloth shop and after a few years he shut the shop. Later on he tried his luck in the bricks business and laid the foundation of 'Nirmal Bricks' but failed 


10. 1980 - He went to Delhi.