Vadtal monks accused of financial fraud sent to one-day remand

Ahmedabad rural court on Wednesday sent two Vadtal monks and an accomplice on a one-day remand with the CID.

The Vadtal monks Jaykrushnadas Guru Shri Niwasdas aka J K Swami, Vijayprakashdas Guru Swami Mohanprakashdasji aka V P Swami, and Suresh Dhori were arrested by the CID team and presented before the court.

The remand was obtained by the CID to investigate the case further and to determine if more people are involved and who sheltered the accused after the case was uncovered.

What’s the incident?

A case was filed against the Swaminarayan sect in Vadtal, alleging a ₹1.76 crore fraud involving farmers and landowners under the pretense of building a temple. The accused reportedly solicited substantial investments to purchase land for both a temple and a cow shelter.

The CID Crime Unit had charged four monks from the Swaminarayan sect, a farmer, and four others in connection with this scheme. According to the complaint, two individuals involved in land transactions in Ahmedabad conspired with the monks to defraud the complainant of ₹1.76 crore for the proposed temple and cow shelter in Limb village, Bayad.

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