Rape convict Jalebi Baba dies in Haryana jail, accused of molesting 100 women and recording obscene videos

Jalebi Baba, also known as Amarpuri, who was convicted of multiple rapes, died while serving his sentence in Haryana’s Hisar on Tuesday evening. The 49-year-old man was once a jalebi seller and later became a self-proclaimed spiritual guru. According to reports, Amarpuri died due to a heart attack in Central Jail 2 in Hisar. According to police, he has not been feeling well recently and was receiving medical treatment from Agroha Medical College during his detention.

Amarpuri felt chest pain on Tuesday afternoon and was shifted to Hisar District Civil Hospital and then to Agroha Medical College. He later returned to prison after his condition stabilized. However, he suffered further chest pains at night and was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.

Amarpuri, originally from Mansa in Punjab, was accused of drugging and raping around 100 women at his ashram in Tohana town in Fatehabad district. Following the allegations, a follow-up investigation was launched and a significant amount of incriminating material was discovered at the site.

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The Amarpuri controversy began in October 2017 when explicit videos featuring female followers emerged from his ashram, leading to widespread public outrage. After a five-year legal battle, the Fatehabad District Court sentenced Amarpuri to 14 years in prison on January 10, 2023. In addition to the 14-year sentence for raping a minor, he received seven years for assaulting several other women and five years under the IT Act.

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After his conviction, Amarpuri was imprisoned in Hisar Central Jail 2. Azad Nagar police station supervised his post-mortem, which was conducted by a medical panel in the presence of a magistrate and the process was videotaped.