A witness in a rape case against self-styled godman Asaram Bapu was shot at and seriously injured by unidentified assailants in Shajanpur district, police said on Saturday.
35-year-old Kripal Singh was shot at by two unidentified motorcycle-borne persons in the Puwayan area while he was on his way home on Friday night, they said.
Police said that Mr. Singh, who sustained severe bullet injuries was rushed to Bareilly where his condition was stated to be critical. In a statement given to the Additional City Magistrate, Mr. Singh had alleged that people connected to Asaram Bapu were threatening him for the last few days.
Police said that Mr. Singh was an employee of a transport company, whose owner’s daughter had lodged a case of sexual assault against the self-styled godman.
In January this year, another witness who had served as a cook at Asaram’s ashram was shot dead in Muzaffarnagar.
