Scams & Probes - Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan in a Fix

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SCAMS & LEGAL PROBES:- SHIRDI SAI BABA SANSTHAN IN A FIX -

03rd Mar`2012

On 16th Nov`2011, Shri.Sanjay Kale, an RTI activist had filed a casewith a Judicial Magistrate First Class court at Rahata, alleging that Shirdi

Sansthan's four trustees, with the help of the Sansthan's vehicle departmentChief, prepared fake bills and recovered Rs 1.67 lakh

as transport allowance from the Shirdi Sansthan Trust.

On, 02nd Mar`2012, under Section 156(3) of CRPC act,the Judicial Magistrate First Class of Maharashtra's Ahmadnagar district'sLocal court directed the Shirdi police to conduct a probe & register a case

against these trustees of the Shri Sai Baba Sansthan,who are accused of swindling funds to the tune of Rs 1.67 lakh between 2004-2007,from the Shirdi Sansthan Charitable Trust by allegedly submitting fake travelling bills.

Also, in separate RTI investigations a News Channel found another Scam inShirdi's Shri Sai Baba Hospital. It was revealed that the Doctors who wereoperating at this Hospital for a Salary of Rs.35,000/- were being given

Incentives to the tune of Rs.50 Lakh, Rs.60 Lakh and also Rs.95 Lakh by theShirdi Sansthan ! And due to such incentives the Doctors have been said tobe operating on some poor people who did not even need any operation !


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And more than the poor patients, preference was being given to the patients

who had any influence or reference of the Shirdi Sansthan Trustees orPoliticians.

Also, Sai Devotee & Social Activist Shri.Manu Gidwani, who has been longvisiting Shirdi, has several allegations against the Shirdi Sansthan Trustees

regarding which he had also written several timesto the Chairman and the CEO of the Shirdi Sansthan, but till date had got no

reply from any of them.

His allegations:

1) Some of the Trustees from outside Maharashtra have given forgedaddresses of within Maharashtra so as to become a Trustee of Shirdi

Sansthan Trust.2) Do the Sansthan Trustees belong to the common-man or Politiciansbecause if Shri Anna Hazare was told by the Government to not to enter

politics then why was the Government meddling into the affairs & running ofa Temple.

3) Why were Politicians made Trustees of Temples and not devoteeslike the Grand Children of Mahalsapati, Laxmi Bai etc who had done true

seva for Baba.4) There are Agents in the temple who charge a fat amount from devotees

for a fast and easy Darshan. And the Amount they get is the dividedamongst several people in the temple.

5) Why VIP's / devotees who come by Helicopter get Darshan ahead of theother non VIP devotees.


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Scams & Probes - Shirdi Sai Baba Sansthan in a Fix