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| apprehended = September 23, 2017<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kumari Singh |first1=Harsha |last2=Jacob |first2=Jimmy |title=Rajasthan's "Falahari Baba" Faces Life Behind Bars For Raping Law Student |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/falahari-baba-faces-life-behind-bars-for-raping-law-student-at-rajasthan-ashram-1922710 |publisher=[[NDTV]] |date=September 23, 2017}}</ref>
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'''Falahari Baba''', also known as '''Falahari Maharaj''' (born as Gautam Mishra<ref name=toi0>{{cite news |last1=Mehta |first1=Ashish |last2=Sharma |first2=Rajendra |title=Test confirms Falahari Baba is virile, police to file chargesheet in rape case |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/test-confirms-falahari-baba-is-virile-police-to-file-chargesheet-in-rape-case/articleshow/60820788.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=September 25, 2017}}</ref>), is a self-styled godman,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Ashok |title='Didn't believe stories against Baba' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/didnt-believe-stories-against-baba/article19754234.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=September 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Zahoor |first1=Taha |title=India's Unholy Godmen |url=https://themediaproject.org/news/2018/7/5/indias-unholy-godmen-1 |publisher=Themediaproject.org |date=July 2018}}</ref> who has been convicted for raping a 21 year-old woman and sentenced to life imprisonment.<ref>{{cite news |title=Self-styled guru 'Falahari Baba' sentenced to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting 21-year-old |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/mirror-now/crime/article/rajasthan-self-styled-guru-falahari-baba-sentenced-to-life-imprisonment-for-sexually-assaulting-21-year-old-in-alwar/290548 |publisher=[[Times Now]] |date=September 26, 2018}}</ref> He is listed in the second list of "fake spiritual leaders" released by [[Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad]], the apex body of Hindu sadhus.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Faraz Ahmad |first1=Qazi |title=All India Akhada Parishad Releases Fourth List of Fake Babas |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/all-india-akhada-parishad-releases-fourth-list-of-fake-babas-1705899.html |publisher=[[News 18]] |date=April 2, 2018}}</ref>

== Life ==
His full name is Swami Kaushlendra Prapannachari Falahari Maharaj. He studied up to class XII and also holds an ITI certificate course from [[Allahabad]]. He left his home and came to [[Alwar]], [[Rajasthan]] in the 1990s.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Rajendra |title=Falahari Baba charged with rape, intimidation |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/falahari-baba-charged-with-rape-intimidation/articleshow/62092557.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=December 16, 2017}}</ref> Falahari is married and has a daughter.<ref name=toi0/>

He dubbed "Falahari" (meaning fruit eater) because, he survived by only eating fruits, reportedly.<ref name="toi0"/> He is reported to be 60 years old by ''[[The Times of India]]''<ref name=toi/> and 70 years old by [[The Free Press Journal]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Khan |first1=Salman |title=Rajasthan: 70-year-old godman Falahari Baba charged for rape; admitted to hospital |url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/india/rajasthan-70-year-old-godman-falahari-baba-charged-for-rape-admitted-to-hospital/1140990 |publisher=[[The Free Press Journal]] |date=September 21, 2017}}</ref> as of September 2017. He is associated with [[Ramanuja sampradaya]].

He has been photographed with top political leaders and celebrities including prime minister [[Narendra Modi]], home minister [[Rajnath Singh]], the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh|RSS]] chief [[Mohan Bhagwat]], UP CM [[Yogi Adityanath]] and Rajasthan CM [[Vasundhara Raje Scindia]].<ref name=Siasat/>

He owns an [[Ashram]] in [[Alwar]], called ''Venkatesh Divya Balaji Dham Ashram'' and also run [[Goshala]] in Alwar. In July, 2017, he had also attended to the ''Saint Sangam'' of [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] organized in [[Jaipur]].<ref>{{cite news |title=कौन हैं फलाहारी बाबा, जिन पर है रेप का आरोप |url=https://www.bbc.com/hindi/india-41345726 |work=[[BBC News]] |language=Hindi}}</ref>

== Rape case and conviction ==
In September 2017, an [[First information report|FIR]] was lodged by the victim against Baba at Mahila police station of [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]] in [[Chhattisgarh]]. He was arrested on September 23, 2017, in [[Alwar]].<ref name=toi>{{cite news |title=Final arguments in Falahari Baba case to begin from September 15 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/final-arguments-in-falahari-baba-case-to-begin-from-sept-15/articleshow/65789769.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=September 18, 2018}}</ref> [[International Business Times]] reported, the victim said in the complaint that following the conviction of [[Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh]], she got courage and decided to report the matter to the police.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ghosh |first1=Sriparna |title=Ram Rahim effect: Law student breaks silence, accuses Falahari Baba of rape |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/ram-rahim-effect-law-student-breaks-silence-accuses-falahari-baba-rape-742936 |work=[[International Business Times]] |date=September 21, 2017}}</ref>

He was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by Additional District court of Alwar on September 27, 2018.<ref name=Siasat>{{cite news |title=Life-term for rape accused Falahari baba whose photos with PM Modi, others went viral |url=https://www.siasat.com/news/life-term-rape-accused-falahari-baba-whose-photos-pm-modi-others-went-viral-1413007/ |publisher=[[Siasat]] |date=September 27, 2018}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Asaram]]
* [[Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh]]

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.thelallantop.com/news/rajasthans-god-man-falahari-baba-charged-with-rape/ Rape Accused Falahari Baba's Story] (in Hindi)
* [https://aajtak.intoday.in/crime/story/rajasthan-alwar-ashram-disciple-rape-falahari-baba-court-statement-question-1-1025379.html रेप के मामले में फंसे फलाहारी बाबा से पूछे गए 88 सवाल, बयान दर्ज] (in Hindi, [[Aaj Tak]])

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