Sharp shooter who attacked a witness in Asaram cases nabbed

Days after an alleged henchman of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu was nabbed, one more sharp shooter have been arrested for allegedly attacking one of the witnesses in rape cases filed against the religious leader, from Rajkot by the Ahmedabad crime branch sleuths.
"Chandrashekhar Talloi, who hails from Bijapur in Karnataka, was arrested today by police probing attacks on witnesses who testified against Asaram Bapu and his son, Narayan Sai in rape cases against them," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Deepan Bhadran said.
Talloi, a devotee of self-styled godman, had shot at one Lala Thakor, a resident of Chandkheda. Thakor narrowly escaped attempt on his life, Bhadran said.

"Talloi was earlier arrested in March 2014 along with four others for throwing acid on one of the witnesses in Asaram case in Surat. His name was revealed by another accused, Kartik Haldar, who was arrested in connection with killing witnesses in Asaram's case by Ahmedabad Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS)," Bhadran said.
Talloi and others were involved in throwing acid on one Dinesh Bhavchandani, a witness who had testified against Asaram, when he was returning home on his two-wheeler.
Haldar, suspected to have shot dead three key witnesses in rape cases filed against the religious leader, was arrested from Raipur in Chhattisgarh on March 13.

Besides murdering the three witnesses, Haldar had also attempted to kill four other persons who were directly or indirectly associated with the rape cases filed against the jailed religious leader in Jodhpur and Ahmedabad.

"Talloi and Haldar, both devotees of the self-styled godman, had worked together," police said, adding more details about their involvement would come out after interrogation.
Haldar was involved in killing Asaram's personal doctor Amrut Prajapati in June 2014, Asaram's assistant cum cook Akhil Gupta on January 2015 and one witness Kripal Singh in July 2015 in different parts of the country.
All of them were shot from close range as part of a conspiracy to eliminate those who had given their testimonies against Asaram, ATS had said in a statement.