I was bathed in my blood after the media mob bashed my head with a stone🔗

In 2012, Swamiji held a press conference at the Bengaluru Aadheenam. Several press personnel attended the meet, among whom were representatives from Suvarna 24x7 News Channel, a local Kannada News channel. The chief editor of the crime section, Ajit, created a riot within the hall by trying to attack Swamiji in the middle of the press conference. I, along with other residents and Sanyasis, dragged him and the rest of Suvarna’s staff outside the hall, towards the gate. We were infuriated with his behaviour.

Ajit and his mob began to pick a fight with the residents who were moving them towards the gate.

Suvarna’s OB van arrived around 6 pm at the ashram gates, along with about 50 individuals armed with weapons. When the residents went to inquire about the matter, about 10 of the mobsters scaled the locked gates of the ashram, entered the premises illegally and started assaulting all of us.

Suddenly, four people held my hands and pushed me to the ground. One person took a huge stone, a blunt heavy stone and threw it at my forehead! I felt a huge surge of pain on my temple, my vision became blurry, and I lost consciousness. When I regained consciousness, I was barely able to stand or comprehend what was happening. I could only see blood everywhere. I vaguely felt someone carry me to a car, and the next thing I knew, I woke up in the hospital. By this time, both my eyes and most of my face had swollen up and everything was throbbing with pain.

I underwent surgery the next day, and I was bewildered with what happened. My family and I did not leave our lives, our jobs and society to face assault for no reason! The whole day I was so afraid my wife and son would come see me in this state. I did not want to hurt them or scare them by showing my condition.

The angry mob threw profanities and stones at the guards before jumping the fence, illegally entering the aadheenam on the hunt for His Divine Holiness Paramahamsa Nithyananda.

Using a large rock, the assassins aimed a killing blow to his head, cutting horrifically deep into his skull and leaving him with a 6” gash.

Disoriented and near fainting, Atmaprabhananda was quickly losing blood but the killers were blocking the way to the vehicles.

Delirious from extreme blood loss, he was finally rushed to the hospital for emergency medical attention.

Video: Statement of Sri Nithya Atmaprabhananda from the ICU Unit

“My head was split open. Four mobsters held my hands, pushed me into the ground, hit my head with a huge stone. I was bathed in blood.”

( Video Transcript of English | Watch the video of the statement: https://youtu.be/gOoN-aV6MeE)

Nityanandam. This is Nithya Atmaprabhananda. I am speaking to you from the BGS Hospital, Intensive Care Unit (Bangalore). I am still recovering from the head injury. Still a lot of pain is there and whole, you can see my face is swollen. This happened by the few rowdy elements who came to Ashram on 7th evening around 6 o'clock instigated by Suvarna News Ajith and their team. These Rowdy elements climbed up our main gate and came inside and while I was talking to them trying to pacify and trying to explain, but they suddenly started hitting us. Four people holded (held) my hands and pushed me in the ground and one person took a huge stone, a blunt heavy stone and thrown at me and it hard, it hit me in the forehead. But a big injury heavy injury with lot of lot of blood came out, the whole whole dress is filled with blood. I went into unconscious and after sometime I gained the conscious.

They admitted me in the BGS Hospital emergency and the surgeon said it's a 6 centimetre wound heavy heavy injury, it cannot be stitched by a normal surgeon so he advised us to go to an specialist on this field and we got it done by a specialist surgeon and he advised us a one week rest, and you can see still still the swelling is there and still pain is there.

I'm basically a computer scientist, given off my life for serving people, to support Swamiji's mission to revive the our Vedic culture, and last five years as a full time volunteer and an Ashramite I'm I am with the Swamiji's mission, but this is what we get in return from these rowdies. I hope the law enforcement agencies will take action against these rowdies and bring justice.

Video: Head injury due to Brutal Attack by Media during Press Meet in 2012 - Sri Nithya Atmaprabhananda sharing

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8 June 2012 - FIR documents

Subject:- Request to remand the accused A2 to A9 to judicial custody from dt.8-06-12 to dt.22-06.12 totaling a period of 15 days.

Reference:- Bidadi Police Station Case No.293/12, Sec.143-341-323-504-506 along with 149 IPC.

Relating to the above subject and reference, what we submit before the Hon.Court is that on dt.7-06-12 at 18.00hrs, above complainant was present at the station, and the summary of the written complainant was that on dt.7-06-12 at 2.00 PM he had gone to the Press Meet held by Nithyananda Swamiji of Dyanapeeta, near Kallagopahalli village coming within Bidadi Police Station limits, as per the directive of the Chief Editor of Suvarna News 24x7, Sri. Visweswara Bhat on behalf of his Channel along with his colleagues. After Nithyananda Swamiji gave his statements, when he went to give the summons which he had with him and issued by an American Court against Nithyananda, Nithyananda allayed the summons subject and shouted,’ Do not come near, drag him out’, he was surrounded by 15 to 20 Nithya-devotees and was threatened to get out , pushed out and was scolded with vulgar words, and his colleagues were threatened, and that when he was walking towards the main gate to go out of the Ashram four Nithyanada devotees who came there had attacked him, had punched him in his abdomen, and had said that if at all he is seen in the vicinities of Dhyanapeetam he would be killed and that if he telecasted news which would harm the reputation of Nithyananda, they would storm into the office of Suvarna News 24x7 and raze it down. He had said that he could identify those who attacked and abused him as mentioned above and that Niothyananda was responsible for prompting his associates for attacking him and threatening his life and thus the above referred complaint was registered and investigation taken up.

The investigation was continued on dt.8-06-12, the inquest of the place was carried out, Witnesses were inquired and their statements obtained, and with the help of the video photographed by the complainant cameraman Kiran and with the help of the witnesses, the accused were identified.

Today, on dt.8-06-12, as per the directives of the higher-ups to trace the accused in this case, the lady P.S.I. Shobha and lady staff 456, 333, 276 of Ijur Police Station and P.C.118, 141 of Bidadi Police Station were appointed for the special duty and the said people have produced the above shown accused A2 to A9 to the Police Station today at 4.00 PM and had reported that the said accused had been traced and arrested in Nithyananda Dyanapeeta at 3.30 PM and brought. The said have been inquired and steps taken to arrest them, and notices served on the accused and the Ashramites about the arrest of the accused.

In this case, statements of some more statements have to be obtained. Some more accused have to be arrested. This act had been done in the background of the allegation of sexual abuse against the Accused No.1 mentioned above and there is tense environment prevailing in and around Ashram. Since, if the accused are released on bail, possibilities are there for the recurrence of similar altercations and that possibilities of destroying the evidences are there the arrested said accused have been sent through the Station P.C. to be produced before the Hon. Court.

Bidadi Police Station, Bidadi

Sir, Sub: Prompted by Nithyananda, his supporters attacking and life threatening-Reg.

I, Ajith Hanumakkanavar has been working in Suvarna News 24x7, Crimes Division for the past about 4 years.

On today, dt.07-06-2012, Thursday, at 2.00 PM, Nithyananda in his Dyanapeetam Ashram in Bidadi was addressing a Press Conference and a formal e-mail invitation to attend the same had come to our office from Dyanapeetam. Accordingly, our Chief editor Sri. Visweswara Bhat had instructed me to report the same.

Today morning one of my reporters handed over me a packet and said, ‘this is the summons issued by an American Court against Nithyananda. And those who go to serve the same are not being allowed to enter by Nithyananda’. Along with that summons I presented myself in Dyanapeetam at 2.00 PM. Along with me were my cameraman Kiran, camera assistant Prasanth, technical department's Ramesh and others.

As usual the pressmeet started. After Nithyananda delivered his statement, had said that if there were any questions, to ask. Then I asked different-different questions and finally asked, ‘whether an American Court had served any summons against you’. To that, he clearly denied by saying, ‘No’. Then I said, ‘I have got a copy. If you want, you can see’, and got up. Immediately Nithyananda got enraged and started shouting, ‘Do not come near, it will become trespassing’, and screamed, ‘Take this man out’.

Immediately Nithya devotees surrounded me and threatened me to get out. Then I placed the summons copy in the hands of some one of them and said, ‘Summons has been served’. Immediately fifteen to twenty of Nithyananda’s devotees simultaneously started shouting and pushed me out from the place where the Press Meet was in progress. Even though I was replying to their questions calmly, they manhandled me and abused me with vulgar words.. Another group threatened my camera crew and other staff and threw them out along with their vehicles.

Having become alone, I was walking towards the main gate to go out of the Ashram, when suddenly four devotees of Nithyananda came there and attacked me and punched my abdomen with their hands. They abused me with extremely vulgar words and threatened that if I am seen in the vicinity of Dyanapeetam again, I would be killed, and if news is telecasted which would bring disrespect to Nithyananda, they would barge into the office of Suvarna News 24x7 and smash all

whatever would be available there. Escaping from them, I ran towards the gate and with a friend’s bike reached.

Though I do not know the names of those who attacked me and abused me with vulgar words, I can recognize them. I do not have any doubts that the attacks on me and the threats on my life are due to Nithyananda prompting his associates.

Hence, I request your kindness to take stringent action against Nithyananda and his associates and provide me protection.

Place: Bidadi Date: 07-06-2012

Karnataka State Police

First Information Report (Under Section 154 Cr.P.C.) Hon. Court: Prl. Civil Judge (Jr.Dn.) & JMFC Court, Ramanagara Dist. Ramanagara

1. District: Ramanagara Circle/Sub-Dn: Ramanagara Rural Circle Police Station: Bidadi PS Crime No.: 0293/2012 F.I.R. date: 07/06/2012

2. Act and Sections: IPC 1660 (U/s-143,341,323,504,506,149)

3. (a) Day of crime: Thursday From dt.: 07/06/2012 To dt.: 07/06/2012 From time: 14:00:00 To time: 18:00:00 (b) Date of receipt of the information in the PS: 07/06/2012 18:00:00 Written/Oral: Written (c) Reasons for late reporting by the Complainant/Reporter: Received FIR from PC 123 on 8/6/12 at 12.45PM (sd/- Roopa K.N) (d) Reference No. of the general diary and time: 1, 18:00:00

V. Hanumantha Raju B.A., LL.B., NOTARY PUBLIC Law 15 LCL.2002

(k) Address: Chief, Crime Dvn., Suvarna News 24x7, Bangalore, Bangalore City, Karnataka (l) Whether the complainant has seen personally or heard?: Seen

7. Details of affected persons:

8. Details of stolen/involved properties:

Total value of stolen/involved properties:

9. Inquest Report/ U.D.Case No.:

10. Details of First Information Report:

The complainant has been serving as Chief of Crimes Division of Suvarna News 24x7 for the past 4 years, and on today, dt.07-06-2012, Thursday, at 2.00 PM, Nithyananda in his Dyanapeetam Ashram in Bidadi was addressing a Press Conference and a formal e-mail invitation to attend the same had come to our office from Dyanapeetam. Accordingly, our Chief editor Sri. Visweswara Bhat had instructed me to report the same.

Today morning one of my reporters handed over me a packet and said, ‘this is the summons issued by an American Court against Nithyananda. And those who go to serve the same are not being allowed to enter by Nithyanand’. Along with that summons I presented myself in Dyanapeetam at 2.00 PM. Along with me, my cameraman Kiran, camera assistant Prasanth, technical department’s Ramesh and others were there.

As usual the pressmeet started. After Nithyananda delivered his statement, had said that if there were any questions, to ask. Then I asked different-different questions and finally asked, ‘whether an American Court had served any summons against you’. To that, he clearly denied by saying, ‘No’. Then I said, ’ I have got a copy. If you want, you can see’, and got up. Immediately Nithyananda got enraged and started shouting, ‘Do not come near, it will become trespassing’, and screamed, ‘Take this man out’.

Immediately Nithya devotees surrounded me and threatened me to get out. Then I placed the summons copy in the hands of some one of them and said, ‘Summons has been served’. Immediately fifteen to twenty of Nithyananda’s devotees simultaneously started shouting and pushed me out from the place where the Press Meet was in progress. Even though I was replying to their questions calmly, they manhandled me and abused me with vulgar words.. Another group threatened my camera crew and other staff and threw them out along with their vehicles. Having become alone, I was walking towards the main gate to go out of the Ashram, when suddenly four devotees of Nithyananda came there and attacked me and punched me abdomen with their hands. They abused me with extremely vulgar words and threatened that if I am seen in the vicinity of Dyanapeetam again, I would be killed, and if news is telecasted which would bring disrespect to Nithyananda, they would barge into the office of Suvarna News 24x7 and smash all whatever would be available there. Escaping from them, I ran towards the gate and with a friend's bike reached.

Though I do not know the names of those who attacked me and abused me with vulgar words, I can recognize them. I do not have any doubts that the attacks on me and the threats on my life are due to Nithyananda prompting his associates.

Hence, I request your kindness to take stringent action against Nithyananda and his associates and provide me protection. Thus, accordingly this F.I.R.

11. (a) Action taken: Investigation (b)Has the F.I.R. been explained, read and told to the complainant in his own language, and the copy of the same given free: Yes (c) If the Police Officer did not rush to the place for investigation, or refused to investigate - under Section 157 Cr.P.C. Sec.(a) or (b), the reasons should be recorded: Yes

12. Signature of the complainant/Thumb impression: sd/-

13. Date and time of sending to the Court: 07/06/2012 18:30:00

14. PC/H.C. who took to the Court: PUTTASWAMY.B.C., PC 123

Read, heard and found OK

Copies to: Superintendent of Police/Commissioner of Police Dy.SP, Ramanagara Sub Dvn. CPI, Ramanagara rural Circle