The mahant of an ashram in Ayodhya has alleged that he obtained an extortion demand of ₹2 crore by a letter, during which the sender additionally threatened to get rid of him if the quantity was not paid inside a month.
In his police grievance submitted Thursday during which he named one other saint and his follower, the mahant additionally requested safety cowl from the police because of the risk to his life.
Inspector MK Sharma stated Mahant Bharat Das of Shri Udasin Sangat Rishi Ashram Ranopali, Ayodhya has alleged that Vivek Muni, a neighborhood saint, and his follower Dayanand Muni had despatched the letter because it additionally demanded that the previous take again the complaints in opposition to them.
The inspector stated a case was registered in opposition to the incident beneath Indian Penal Code part 386 (extortion), including the complainant obtained the letter on February 4 and lodged the grievance on Thursday.