Where is swami prakashanand saraswati

But he's in his own little prison. When contacted by marshals investigators, most either declined to be interviewed in detail, or "stated that they did not believe guru was guilty of the convicted offenses, and they hoped he would evade capture and never go to prison. She travelled from Austin to Nuevo Laredo and Tijuana a half-dozen times between March and November , according to the court filing.

Deutsch didn't return a phone message left at the ashram. But Chirag Patel, the ashram's managing member, said, "We have no knowledge of anyone at the ashram supporting Prakashanand's escape. In December , for example, marshals learned that his personal aide, Vishwambhari Devi, who seldom left his side, "had recently activated a life insurance policy in India," the affidavit said.

Six months later, Marcum said he heard from two confidential sources that Prakashanand had made it safely to India. Over the following months, the affidavit said, two other sources confirmed that the spiritual leader had successfully fled Mexico sometime in November. However, Marshal Robert Marcum said the disappearance of wanted Swami would be actively probed. Sign in Create a Rediffmail account. A judge sentenced him in absentia to 14 years in prison on each count and the guru also forfeited USD 1.

Newly filed court documents reveal that Prakashanand, who moves around in wheelchair apparently crossed over into Mexico two days after his conviction while being at large on bail and may have used a network of devotees to make his way to India. Eighteen months later, federal officials are still unraveling the mystery of how he got out of the country and who helped him.

Deputy US Marshal Robert Marcum, who is leading the investigation to track the guru down, called his flight with the help of his religious adherents in Texas, Pennsylvania, California and Florida as "the most sophisticated scheme I've seen as far as fugitive investigations go.

They were very smart about what they did. Marcum added it is likely some of the guru's devotees will be charged with harboring a fugitive, aiding and abetting escape or making false statements to a government agent. Got a tip? More Videos Former sect members band together to stop abuse. Inmate sentenced to life uses prison truck to escape.

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Rocky marriage ends with wife, children dead. Click here. Prakashanand Saraswati, They, their parents and other families moved to the ashram in pursuit of enlightenment under the guidance of their spiritual leader, Prakashanand Saraswati, whom they called "Swamiji," an honorific Hindu term for a guru. The children of the ashram loved Saraswati. Read More. But then sometime his kisses got weird. Paradise lost. The abuse began when the girls were around age