FATHER OF RAHUL PACHOURI.

▮ Identity sealed · POCSO §23

Family member

Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh

“The father of Rahul Pachouri is a resident of Madhya Pradesh who has campaigned for a full investigation into his son's mysterious death at the Jabalpur ashram. He has publicly accused the ashram administration of murdering his son and covering up the crime.”

This individual is the father of Rahul Pachouri, the 24-year-old devotee who died under mysterious circumstances at Asaram Bapu's Jabalpur ashram in February 2013. Following his son's death, the father launched a campaign to seek justice, refusing to accept the ashram's explanation that the death was accidental.

He filed a formal police complaint in Jabalpur, alleging homicide and naming several ashram administrators as suspects. The father held press conferences, accusing the local police of delaying the investigation due to the influence of the Asaram Bapu Trust. He petitioned the regional administration for a forensic audit of the scene, claiming that the ashram had destroyed evidence.

The father's public campaign contributed to the growing regional opposition to Asaram Bapu's trusts in early 2013. Despite the lack of progress in the police probe, he continued his legal efforts, presenting details of the case to human rights organizations and seeking to coordinate with other families whose children had died at the gurukuls.

He continues to reside in Madhya Pradesh, maintaining his demands for accountability from the trust. His struggle is documented in media profiles of Asaram's controversies, serving as a key example of the families who challenged the cult's administrative impunity prior to the landmark rape convictions. He remains a critic of the ashram's management.