Though the list of superstitious beliefs is long, often dissolving distinctions of class, caste, religion and education, Karnataka's anti-superstition bill is seen as a big step ahead.
Self-styled Godman Asaram's son Narayan Sai was today allowed by a Delhi court to be taken into 24-hour custody of Gujarat Police which secured his transit remand for producing him before a court in Surat in connection with a rape case.
Haryana and Punjab remained on high alert with officials warning that violent miscreants will be shot at sight.
The bench, comprising acting Chief Justice S S Saron and Justices Surya Kant and Avneesh Jhingan, directed that no FIR registered by the two states during the episode shall be cancelled without the permission of the high court.
The babas' vote banks and the politicians' greed for en bloc votes, is the curse of Punjab and Haryana.
State govt said it is not averse to seeking Army's help to maintain law and order.
Rediff.com looks at other sensational murder mysteries that left India shell-shocked.
The controversy over Sant Rampal and his army of followers taking the law into their hands has once again thrown the spotlight on the clout that India's godmen possess.
